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So this will just function as Aisinbira's informational archives until I get out of this sling and make it's wiki. So as the 'Topic Description' says, ask anything pertaining to Aisinbira.
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Religious stats?

Marijuana and Drug laws?

Percent of Zeribians?
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Religious stats?


Religious Stats:
(78%) - Muslims
(12%) - Buddhist
(6%) - Shamanism/Traditional Religions
(4%) - Irreligious/Agnostic/Atheist

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Marijuana and Drug laws?


Consumption of marijuana is illegal and the state has enacted laws against the cultivation, possession or transfer of marijuana. Although, several mildly addictive drugs, deemed as culturally protected (e.g. Khat, Hashish, etc.), are legal and available to the Muslim Uyghur-majority populace.

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Percent of Zeribians?


The percentage of Zeribian's in Aisinbira is negligible and represents less than 1% of the population
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How'd Islam get so popular?
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Sep 4 2013, 02:21 AM
How'd Islam get so popular?
It's the predominate religion of the Uyghur's, who make up around 80% of the population and are essentially Aisinbira's helot class.
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Sep 4 2013, 03:45 PM
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Sep 4 2013, 02:21 AM
How'd Islam get so popular?
It's the predominate religion of the Uyghur's, who make up around 80% of the population and are essentially Aisinbira's helot class.
Yes, but how'd it get so popular among them in the first place?

For example, IRL, the Uyghurs converted to Islam due to the large amount of Muslim traders from their rich, Muslim neighbors, as well as Muslim conquest of the Tarim Basin.
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Sep 5 2013, 12:02 PM
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Sep 4 2013, 02:21 AM
How'd Islam get so popular?
It's the predominate religion of the Uyghur's, who make up around 80% of the population and are essentially Aisinbira's helot class.
Yes, but how'd it get so popular among them in the first place?

For example, IRL, the Uyghurs converted to Islam due to the large amount of Muslim traders from their rich, Muslim neighbors, as well as Muslim conquest of the Tarim Basin.
Ah, sorry I misunderstood the question.

Honestly I just assumed they'd be Muslims, considering that by the time they'd have arrived they'd already been Muslims (Well, if you use RL history as a timeframe that is). I'd prefer that they'd stay Muslim because I've made the majority of Aisinbira's modern history around that.
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Since it has come to my attention that some people dislike Aisinbira's 'Third World' aspects I feel the need to clarify.

While true, Aisinbira suffers from ethnic and sectarian violence it is no more of a problem then say, Sweden. And it does flare up at times (as it did in the 90's) it is usually used as minor grievance (i.e. ethnic and religious discrimination) against the government then high unemployment and police harassment and brutality that lower-class Uyghur's face.

The 'helot' class comments that I usually say are intended to be jokes, while also true that the Uyghur's are disenfranchised so to are the Manchu's, or at least in principle. Aisinbira is an elective, constitutional monarchy where the right to vote is granted to the Hala's (which is why it is called the Second Hala Republic). Hala is Manchu for clan, contrary to what the name suggests Aisinbira is far from feudalistic, Hala's have since evolved and are no longer hereditary (although several traditional Hala's upper echelon's observe this tradition) and anyone can join a Hala (yes, even a Uyghur). In truth, Hala's have since devolved into little more than commercial and social lobbies who decennially elect a King (more details later on), Uyghur's rarely chair important positions in Hala's which is largely due to the nationalistic and traditional tendencies within the upper echelon's of Hala's (more details later on).

For further clarification over Aisinbira's politics here's the governmental structure; the King—Hūlušun Feiyangu is the current King of Aisinbira—is the head of state (although his position is largely symbolic and holds few power, with one major exception) and appoints the members of the Royal Supervisory Board (RSB), which functions like an electoral college for the legislative and judicial branch, who in turn oversee the civil service examinations as well as legislative examinations. The legislative branch—known as the Royal Privy Council (RPC)—is appointed by the RSB based on the legislative exams. Contrary to what the name suggests the RPC is more than just a consultative and advisory body of the government and instead acts as a true legislative body, holding the major characteristics of a legislative body with the major exception of the power to amend the constitution which is reserved for the judicial and executive branches (although it is rarely used by the executive branch). The RPC then appoints a judicial branch (known as the Constitutional Court), these appoints are overseen by the RSB and candidates are vetted by the RSB.

Monarchical elections are far different then the other branch appointments, elections are held decennially with each Hala granted a number of votes determined by the RSB (whose's criteria is largely unknown, however it is general considered to be proportional to the Hala's size) candidacy for the Royal Office is determined by the lunar calendar with the lunar stage that the election day falls on is what determines which Hala's are permitted to field candidates, with each Hala holding a designated lunar stage.

Okay, I think this is enough clarification for now at least, if you have questions ask away.
Edited by Kamchatkalia, Sep 7 2013, 09:36 AM.
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Does this mean just about anyone can become the monarch, including (theoretically) an Uyghur?

How does the RSB function like the electoral college?

Does the monarch have full control over who's in the RSB?
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Does this mean just about anyone can become the monarch, including (theoretically) an Uyghur?


Theoretically yes, however due to the traditionalist and religious (or lack thereof) tendencies of the Aisinbiran politics it is rather difficult for one to be elected.

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How does the RSB function like the electoral college?


Hmm, perhaps I should have said that it is similar to Iran's Guardian Council. Nevertheless, RSB job is to select the legislative branch representatives similar in nature to America's electoral college, albeit the RSB's selections are based on merit rather than votes. It also vets judicial and executive candidates similar to Iran's Guardian Council, although it does not act as the interpreter for Aisinbira's constitution like the Guardian Council does.

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Does the monarch have full control over who's in the RSB?


No, similar to Iran's Guardian Council it is constitutionally mandated that 4 legal experts are present, 6 Hala representatives are present (the Hala's which have a representative present usually rotates), and the two speakers of the lower and upper house of the Royal Privy Council as be members.
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So... how is it like the Electoral College? That doesn't really sound like the Electoral College at all.

How many Halas are there?

Does the king get to choose those four legal experts and six Hala representatives? What safeguards are there to prevent him from choosing anyone as an 'expert?' How does it rotate?

If the King appoints the RSB, and the RSB appoints the RPC as well as 'votes' for Halas, and the RPC appoints the Constitutional Court, doesn't this mean the King actually holds a pretty large amount of power?

What does voting Halas mean anyway though? How do you determine the size of a Hala? Furthermore, if elections for King are determined by votes given to Halas by the RSB, which the King appoints, how is there any real change?
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Furthermore, why is the nation so religious, with the irreligious population being able to score within the lowest percentages in the RL world, with the same percentage as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, despite its location?
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So... how is it like the Electoral College? That doesn't really sound like the Electoral College at all.


Yeah now that I think about it hardly represents the electoral college at all. Honestly I was a bit confused when I first learned that votes theoretically do not matter, I suppose it shares the similarity that it selects the head of the executive branch is its only similarity. Anyway, it shares more in common with the Guardian Council now that I see it.

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How many Halas are there?


In truth there are hundreds; however many of those represent only communal interests; only 28 represent communal and provincial interests; 6 represent national interests.

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Does the king get to choose those four legal experts and six Hala representatives? What safeguards are there to prevent him from choosing anyone as an 'expert?' How does it rotate?


No the King does not get to appoint the four legal experts. The legal experts are instead the four 'senior' justices once their 'senior' tenures have been completed (In Aisinbira, there are two classes of supreme justices, seniors and junior justices, once a junior justice has completed his/her tenure he/she is eligible to participate in the senior justice examinations, with the RSB's supervision) there are only 4 senior justices allowed in the Constitutional Court. The five (I've decided to disallow the King's Hala to have a representative and disuse a rotation system) Hala representatives are selected by the Hala's themselves and are required to undertake an independence exam. The integrity of the RSB is largely questioned by a wide variety of foreign nations of course.

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If the King appoints the RSB, and the RSB appoints the RPC as well as 'votes' for Halas, and the RPC appoints the Constitutional Court, doesn't this mean the King actually holds a pretty large amount of power?


Since I've rejigged the system you might want to rephrase that...

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What does voting Halas mean anyway though? How do you determine the size of a Hala? Furthermore, if elections for King are determined by votes given to Halas by the RSB, which the King appoints, how is there any real change?


The size of a Hala is determined by 'active' membership, which is largely considered to mean the general Hala membership, which is found by the RSB using the Aisinbiran Census (because a Hala is also someone's surname). The RSB then takes its size into account when distributing votes between Hala's, the RSB requires that a Hala have 5% of the population (with the exclusion of those under the age of 16) to be eligible for a vote. Although the formula has not been published it is generally accepted that it approximately corresponds to its share of the aggregate population of the nation (with the exclusion of below-16s of course). Again, rejigged the system so that last part isn't relevant.

I actually just saw your second post...

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Furthermore, why is the nation so religious, with the irreligious population being able to score within the lowest percentages in the RL world, with the same percentage as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, despite its location?


'Religion' and 'Religious' are two very distinctive things, albeit they do share several similarities. The majority of Aisinbiran's identify as a theist of sorts however the nation is unreligious in terms of religiosity (although relative to other Amesu nation's it is not) church attendance is similar to America's at the 40% range. It is commonly cited that the state's strict laïcité policies (e.g. all religious symbols are banned in public places) contribute to the irreligious nature of Aisinbira.
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What is the official animal of Aisinbira?

How does the nation's government view Siujun?
As long as the sun and stars remain in the sky,, Siujun will be a big pot of bickering politicians.
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Would the Aisinbaran(?) government or monarchy ever consider a non-politically binding royal marriage with a member of Yuanshai's imperial family?

What is Aisinbara's view on Yuanshai from both political and civilian perspectives?
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