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Aydın Büyük Sultanlığı
The Grand Sultanate of Aydin

Flag of Aydin:


National Anthem: Anthem of the Sublime State of Aydin
Imperial Anthem: N/A (Not yet composed)
Demonym: Aydini

Capital and Largest City: Antalya

Official Language: Aydini
Recognized Regional Language: Rafhani

Ethnic Groups:
Aydini (78.2%)• Arrandish (9.3%) • Essalan (2.1%) • Craviterean (3.3%) • Iterian (4.1%) • Meterran (3%)

Religious Groups:
Reform Meherabist (65.3%) • Non-religious (4.7%) • Shayah and Sunnah Mehrabism (13%) • Courantist and Orthodox Messianist (16%) • Shaddaist (1%)

National Religion: Reform Meherabism

Government: Absolute Monarchy
Sultan: Osman Hakan'ın oğlu
Grand Vizier: Adem Riffat

Area: 457,922
Population: 91,434,484
GDP: 2.629 trillion IBU
HDI: 0.855
Currency: Imperial Not (₦)

National Police: Ulusal Polis
Armed Forces: Aydın Silahlı Kuvvetleri

Armed Forces Branches:
Aydın İmparatorluk Ordusu • Aydın İmparatorluk Donanması • Aydın İmparatorluk Hava Kuvvetleri​

Sultan’s list

The Antalya Beylik
Mehmed the Thrall (985 - 997) *Killed by son for bringing shame to their house after being captured by Odoacer.

The Grand Sultanate of Aydin
Hakan I “The Inexorable” (997 - 1064) *Conquered most of what is now Aydin, died with dignity
Mustafa I (1064 - 1101)
Hakan II (1101 - 1128) *Suffered a massive aneurysm while riding elephant
Mehmed I (1128 - 1162)
Mahmud I (1162 - 1201) *Killed by chicken bone
Mahmud II (1201 - 1222)
Mahmud III (1222 -1230) *Trampled by imported zebras
Mustafa II (1230 - 1271)
Murad I (1271 - 1293)
Mahmud IV (1293 - 1327)
Ibrahim I (1327 - 1362)
Ahmad (1362 - 1387)
Mehrab I (1387 - 1387) *Tripped on cape during coronation, died
Harem Regency (1387-1390) *Headed by the late Sultan’s Mother Zofia (Birthname: Maria)
Mahmud V (1390 - 1453)
Ahmed I “The Zealous” (1453 - 1501)
Murad II (1501 - 1528)
Ibrahim II (1528 - 1559)
Ahmed II (1559 - 1581)
Mahmud VI (1581 -1614)
Mustafa III (1614 - 1647)
Mustafa IV (1647 - 1666)
Mehmed II “Lord of Death” (1666-1667) *Stabbed by Imam while performing soccery
Mehrab II (1667 - 1698)
Mahmud VII (1698 - 1721)
Selim “The Fragrant” (1721 - 1754)
Murad III “The Impressive” (1754 -1796) *Perished during intercourse
Murad IV (1796 - 1831)
Mahmud VIII (1831 - 1838) *Died of tuberculosis
Mahmud IX (1838 - 1857)
Hakan III (1857 - 1859) *Set ablaze during Eid ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) celebration
Mahmud X (1859 - 1910)
Murad IV “The Cruel” (1910- 1936) *Heard voices, killed by son
Mehmed III (1936-2018) *Suffered horrid night terrors, in the years leading to his death
Osman (2018-20XX) *Secretly Illegitimate​

The Great Houses of Aydin

House Binici- Seated in Kadili, the Binici have roots back to the nomads of Essalanea. The most brutish but tough of the noble houses. They were and still are renowned for their horsemanship and resourcefulness. Forced to survive the harsh environment of the southern steppe. Their sigil is a horseman holding a spear on a yellow field. Under them serve the houses Olnek, Asik, Kirdar, and Ece.

House Aksoy- Hailing from Caglarca the Aksoy's are a merchant house. Making use of the well-positioned port city of Karasova and the mineral-rich mountain range to the north. They are the third richest of the houses, and they have ambitions to become the first. Their sigil is of a merchant ship filled with gold and jewels on a blue field. The houses under them, are the Ozer's. Safak's, Colax's, and the Ozsoy's.

House Yildiz- Seated in Yenisahra and its great city Adandik, the Yildiz are famous for their prosperity. Which lies in the soil of the two rivers, the Açık and the Batılı which provide fertile farmland that feeds most of Aydin's population. Alongside making them the second most wealthy house within the Sultanate. But they are newer to the noble scene only coming into prominence after usurping the previous house that stewarded the west. Their sigil is a golden star on a teal background and the houses below them are the houses Erim, Nadi, Uzor, and Yanket.

House Kaya/Kaminzskjas- Seated high in the mountains of Abyan, the Kaya/Kamin house are descendants of the Arrandish lords that ruled over the southern half of what used to be Yesil*. They are famed for their martial prowess and their history under the Kanvergisi*. They have served the Sultan's faithfully acting as his primary frontiersmen. They hold court to this day in their ancestral castle, high in the mountains of Abyan. Their sigil is a grey mountain on a dark green field and at its peak sits a golden Mehrabist crescent and a golden Arrandi sun. The houses under them are the houses of Kiraz/Sobansecu, Vural/Ankwisz, Levni/Bredzwa, and Altan/Gasztoldza.

House Balik- Seated in the province of SImyah, the Balik's started as fishermen and whalers who over a span of decades grew close with the neighboring house of Aksoy in Karasova. With the Balik's selling them raw materials and in return the Aksoy's selling them finished goods and foreign imports from across the sea. This relationship allowed them to seize control from another one of the older houses that used to rule Simyah. Their sigil is a turquoise whaler and a turquoise fisherman both displaying their catches on a brown field. Their pledged houses are the Caney's, Baylok's, and the Unal's.

House Nacar- Seated on the southwestern coast of Gokcen House Nacar is hailed for its part in building up the great cities and wonders that dot across Aydin. Uniquely this house intertwined itself with its neighbors. The Vivancan traders that settled nearby to their city of Acanoluk were integrated into the local culture. Which resulted in them now speaking a mixed combination of Aydini and Vivancan. Their sigil is a man in Vivancan conquistador armor holding a hammer in one hand and an arquebus in the other. A golden crescent marks his breastplate and he stands on a white field. Their sworn houses are the Kinali, Eral, Aval, and Cozen houses.

House Yilmaz- Another frontier house, the Yilmaz (seated in Harmason) were some of the last of the steppe peoples to be settled during Hakkan's conquest of Aydin. They are known for their steel working and status as the beating heartland of central Aydin alongside being the "Fields of a thousand triumphs" and the "Graveyard of forsaken souls" for the hundreds of battles that took place there over the centuries. Their house sigil is a curved blade piercing a red heart on a field of light orange. Their pledged houses are that of houses Asena, Sayyi, and Akkaz.

House Karga- Seated in Biave, house Karga is the poorest of the great houses. With much of the land being devoted to forestry and little else. They also serve as frontiersmen but do not hold the same prestige as house Kaya. Their sigil is a green fir tree on a grey field with a crow perched at the top of the tree. Their sworn houses are house Birsen, Demir, Acik, and Usta.



(Above: Helpful reference map of Aydin)

Kanvergisi*- The "blood tax" was a system put in place by Mustafa I to convert the population of Abyan to Mehrabism and provide trained soldiers for both his army and civil service. It used the forced conversion of Messianist boys to Mehrabism alongside educating them in the Aydini language and culture to cement dominance over the northern lords and provide the Sultanate hostages to keep them loyal.

Yesil*- Is most of modern-day southern Arrandal and the province of Abyan, which was conquered by the Sultanate but after two centuries of rule, several rebellions lead to the withdrawal of Aydini forces back to Abyan to maintain control over the mountains and their entrance into Aydin proper.​

The Imperial Menagerie of Aydin (Semi-Comprehensive list):

Rainforest section-
Black Howler monkey x3
Northern two-toed sloth x4
Scarlet Ibis x10
Common Vampire bat x13
Slider turtle x9
Red-Tailed Boa x2
Blue milk Frog x4
Iterian Ocelot x7
Common Aligator x5
Keel-Billed toucan x12

Beasts of Prey Section-
Amur Tiger x4
Amur Leopard x5
Craviterian Lynx x3
Grizzly Bear x2
Bald Eagle x1
Peregrine Falcon x4
Common Kestrel x5
Saker Falcon x2
Large Albino Crocodilie x1
Grey Wolf x5
Timber Wolf x3
Red Wolf x4
Skandan Snow Leopard x5
Karzan mountain leopard x4

Reptile Section-
Black rat snake x2
Eastern Milksnake x3
Eastern Garter snake x2
Common snapping turtle x4
Bog turtle x3
Three-toed box turtle x5
Eastern Box turtle x2
Eastern Grey Tree frog x5
Pickerel Frog x10
Spotted Turtle x3
Craviterean Legless lizard x2
Bullsnake x3
Eastern Hellbenders x7
Shinsuki Viper x4
Saltwater Crocodile x3

Common Animal Section-
Feral cat x3
Various goat breeds x14
Llama x6
Domestic rabbit x6
Chicken varieties x10
Kanadian Porcupine x5
Plains Bison x3
Pronghorn x7
White Tailed deer x15
Black-tailed prairie dog x8
Common Ox x5
Common Cow x6
Common Hog x13

Lords of the Feather Section-
Turkey Vulture x3
Barred Owl x2
Great Horned Owl x5
Snowy Owl x4
Barn Owl x6
Common Raven x10
Tundra Swan x8
Cackling Goose x7
Common Goose x9
Sandhill Crane x11
Greater Rhea x2
Skandan Phesant x2
Stocky Myna x3
Hyacinth Macaws x5
Spectacled owl x4
Seinokuan Kingfisher x7
Blue Peafowl x3
Naizerre Penguin x6
Crav-Iterian Eagle owl x 4
Seinokuan Rail x9
Voskhod gory Condor x2
Common Cardinal x13
Common Bluejay x12
Common Hummingbird x7
Hooded Warbler x8
Augur Buzzard x9
Crystal Canary x11
Iterian Pygmy Falcon x10
Iterian Grey Parrot x13
Iterian Pygmy Goose x5
Meterran Flamingo x12
Bearded Barbet x8
Beautiful Fruit-Dove x10
Black Crake x6
Black Kite x5
Black Naped Fruit Dove x9
Blue Bellied Roller x7
Black-faced Ibis x11
Blue-Crowned Motmot x15
Blue-Grey Tanager x12
Bufflehead x11
Capuchin Bird x7
Cabot’s Tragopan x6
Cattle Egret x3
Common Grackle x9
Crested Coua x7
Crested Oropendola x8
Crested Wood Partridge x4
Dhyal Thrush x6
Fairy Bluebird x2
Golden Eagle x1
Golden Pheasant x5
Golden White Eye x3
Golden Breasted Starling x4
Gouldian Finch x6
Gray-Crowned Crane x5
Green Singing finch x7
Green Aracari x3
Grosbeak Starling x4
Green Winged Macaw x2
Guira Cuckoo x3
Hooded Pitta x5
Hooded Merganser x4
Javan Pond Heron x17
Laughing Kookaburra x7
Lesser Bird of Rayvostoka x2
Makitsuki-Shotōki bleeding heart dove x3
Marina Fruit dove x5
Mallard x3
Marbled Teal x5
Masked Lapwing x2
Pied Imperial Pigeon x4
Plush Crested Jay x7
Rainbow Lorikeet x3
Raggiana Bird of Rayvostoka x3
Red Legged Honeycreeper x4
Red-billed Hornbill x5
Red Siskin x3
Ruddy Duck x2
Roseate Spoonbill x4
Makitsuki-Shotōki White-Eye x10
Scarlet Headed blackbird x5
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher x6
Shaft-Tailed Finch x3
Silver Gull x10
Silver beaked Tanager x4
Superb Starling x5
Golden Weaver x1
Toco Toucan x2
Turquoise Tanager x4
Alexandria Crowned Pigeon x2
Suavidici Troupial x3
White-crested Laughingthrush x3
White-Throated Bee-eater x7
White-throated ground dove x5
Yellow-hooded blackbird x4
Yellow-naped Voskhod x2
Common Shama thrush x12
Brown Pelican x10
Emperor Penguin x2
King Penguin x12
Little Penguin x7
Seeker Bird x9
Red-tailed tropicbird x5
Karzan eagle x2
Stan Yeran Bearded Vulture x5
Amethyst Starling x8

Exotic Section-
Red Panda x4
Common Panda x2
White Tiger x1
Cheetah x4
Hyena x7
Volshan Kangaroo x1
Volshan Drop Bear x2
Brown Marsh Koala x4
Assorted Gorilla x12
Astragonese Hyenas x3
Astagonese Panthers x4
Kozarian Mountain Hawk x2
Essalanean Stallion x6
Mittelgotic Fox x5
Meterran and Iterian Elephants x5
Hippopotamus x3
Izu Tiger x2
Tsaizargan cheetah x5
Arctic Polar Bear x4
Imperial Seal x1 *Named Rajesh*

Sealife Section-
Assorted Crustaceans x102
Dolphins x5
Great White Shark x3
Tiger Shark x4
Phoenix hagfish x2
Skandan Dragonet x3
Assorted Fish x254
Assorted Jellyfish x21
Killer Whale x3
Beluga Whale x4
Electric eels x7
Common Starfish x9
Volshan Eel x10
Mako Shark x12​