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Tashidaypa as a name has it's origin in two Tibetan words. The ''Tashi'' in Tashidaypa comes from the word "auspicious", and the ''Daypa'' comes from a rough translation of the word "faith", leading to the full name being "Auspicious Faith". This is in part due to the spread of Buddhism into the region, as well as the native shamanistic practices of the country, with the name reflective of the nations religious diversity and history. However, the anglicization of the name is Tashi-Daypa, a hyphen added in the middle to signify the difference in words. The name itself is a modern invention, gaining popularity throughout the 20th century.

==History==

Scholars have consistently argued on if Tashidaypa can be defined as having a unified history, with no clear consensus on if Tashidaypa is a [[Tashidaypa Legitimacy Debate|organic evolution from the Great Plains Khanate, or a forced invention of the modern world.]] Nevertheless, in recent years, there has been an extensive campaign to document both the oral, written, and theorized history of the region. Oral history in particular plays a major role, as folklore and major events have been increasingly studied in the relation of the two. Literacy, while existent, was never widespread on the steppe, leaving a ~~general~~ lack, but not total extinction, of written history.

Scholars have consistently argued on if Tashidaypa can be defined as having a unified history, with no clear consensus on if Tashidaypa is a [[Tashidaypa Legitimacy Debate|organic evolution from the Great Plains Khanate, or a forced invention of the modern world.]] Nevertheless, in recent years, there has been an extensive campaign to document both the oral, written, and theorized history of the region. Oral history in particular plays a major role, as folklore and major events have been increasingly studied in the relation of the two. Literacy, while existent, was never widespread on the steppe, leaving a lack, but not total extinction, of written history.

===Prehistory and early history===

Settlement of Tashidaypa can be traced back roughly to 19,000 BC, as lively cave paintings in the [[Bilge Cave System]] document an originally untold history. This settlement remained presumably sparse, but the earliest trace of a regional culture would be around 2700 BC, where the first evidence of the now staple horse-rider nomadism can be traced too. Wooden and stone tools, alongside evidence of herding equipment, point to a culture generally focused not on agriculture, but on a herder based norm. ~~These discovers~~ have ~~shed light on~~ the ~~earliest settlement of~~ the steppe~~, with modern-day scholarship pointing to the idea that these early herder~~ based ~~cultures~~, ~~that largely developed on~~ the ~~steppe as~~ a result ~~of the hostile climate~~ to ~~widespread agriculture, eventually laid the corner-stones for modern-day nomadism on the steppe~~.

Settlement of Tashidaypa can be traced back roughly to 19,000 BC, as lively cave paintings in the [[Bilge Cave System]] document an originally untold history. This settlement remained presumably sparse, but the earliest trace of a regional culture would be around 2700 BC, where the first evidence of the now staple horse-rider nomadism can be traced too. Wooden and stone tools, alongside evidence of herding equipment, point to a culture generally focused not on agriculture, but on a herder based norm. The use of herding is presumed to have been extensive: the climate that varies across the steppe is far from suitable for an agriculturally based society, and nomadic pastoralism provided a solution in both allowing for mobility and for the creation of social organization. As a result, agriculture has always been comparatively minor compared to nomadic pastoralism.

~~Any population that attempted to sustain itself on agriculture alone were simply unsustainable~~, ~~and while grain and simple agriculture~~ remained ~~a tenant~~ of ~~most~~ of ~~these emerging societies~~, ~~by no means were they extensive~~. ~~Pastoralism provided~~ a ~~universal way~~ of ~~living~~, ~~paving~~ the ~~way for the emergence~~ of ~~these first clans~~ and tribal groups. ~~These groups~~, ~~while spread vastly apart on the huge entropy~~ of ~~the steppe~~, ~~formed into the first political structures~~, ~~the tribal confederations~~.

Since pre-history, especially with the rise of horse-rider nomadism, many institutions have remained consistent throughout: the office of the Khan, for example, was believed to have arisen as the first formal tribal confederations formed, eventually forming into the first Khanates. Khanates functioned as steppe empires, made up of several different tribal groups within it's border, under the leadership of a imperial army that backed the Khan. Being able to spread vast distances through a system of internal alignment and alliances, the transfer of ideas, trade, and people relied on such a system in keeping them secure. However, due to it's fractured nature, with localized warlords and tribal groups having to back the Khan for legitimacy, rarely did they last long periods, or enjoy prolonged prosperity, as internal struggles tore any empire apart. As a result, for most of early Tashidaypan history, while tribes were far from isolated, they extensively lacked cohesion.

===Second Era===

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 Tashidaypa as a name has it's origin in two Tibetan words. The ''Tashi'' in Tashidaypa comes from the word "auspicious", and the ''Daypa'' comes from a rough translation of the word "faith", leading to the full name being "Auspicious Faith". This is in part due to the spread of Buddhism into the region, as well as the native shamanistic practices of the country, with the name reflective of the nations religious diversity and history. However, the anglicization of the name is Tashi-Daypa, a hyphen added in the middle to signify the difference in words. The name itself is a modern invention, gaining popularity throughout the 20th century.
 ==History==
-Scholars have consistently argued on if Tashidaypa can be defined as having a unified history, with no clear consensus on if Tashidaypa is a [[Tashidaypa Legitimacy Debate|organic evolution from the Great Plains Khanate, or a forced invention of the modern world.]] Nevertheless, in recent years, there has been an extensive campaign to document both the oral, written, and theorized history of the region. Oral history in particular plays a major role, as folklore and major events have been increasingly studied in the relation of the two. Literacy, while existent, was never widespread on the steppe, leaving a general lack, but not total extinction, of written history.
+Scholars have consistently argued on if Tashidaypa can be defined as having a unified history, with no clear consensus on if Tashidaypa is a [[Tashidaypa Legitimacy Debate|organic evolution from the Great Plains Khanate, or a forced invention of the modern world.]] Nevertheless, in recent years, there has been an extensive campaign to document both the oral, written, and theorized history of the region. Oral history in particular plays a major role, as folklore and major events have been increasingly studied in the relation of the two. Literacy, while existent, was never widespread on the steppe, leaving a lack, but not total extinction, of written history.
 ===Prehistory and early history===
-Settlement of Tashidaypa can be traced back roughly to 19,000 BC, as lively cave paintings in the [[Bilge Cave System]] document an originally untold history. This settlement remained presumably sparse, but the earliest trace of a regional culture would be around 2700 BC, where the first evidence of the now staple horse-rider nomadism can be traced too. Wooden and stone tools, alongside evidence of herding equipment, point to a culture generally focused not on agriculture, but on a herder based norm. These discovers have shed light on the earliest settlement of the steppe, with modern-day scholarship pointing to the idea that these early herder based cultures, that largely developed on the steppe as a result of the hostile climate to widespread agriculture, eventually laid the corner-stones for modern-day nomadism on the steppe.
+Settlement of Tashidaypa can be traced back roughly to 19,000 BC, as lively cave paintings in the [[Bilge Cave System]] document an originally untold history. This settlement remained presumably sparse, but the earliest trace of a regional culture would be around 2700 BC, where the first evidence of the now staple horse-rider nomadism can be traced too. Wooden and stone tools, alongside evidence of herding equipment, point to a culture generally focused not on agriculture, but on a herder based norm. The use of herding is presumed to have been extensive: the climate that varies across the steppe is far from suitable for an agriculturally based society, and nomadic pastoralism provided a solution in both allowing for mobility and for the creation of social organization. As a result, agriculture has always been comparatively minor compared to nomadic pastoralism.
-Any population that attempted to sustain itself on agriculture alone were simply unsustainable, and while grain and simple agriculture remained a tenant of most of these emerging societies, by no means were they extensive. Pastoralism provided a universal way of living, paving the way for the emergence of these first clans and tribal groups. These groups, while spread vastly apart on the huge entropy of the steppe, formed into the first political structures, the tribal confederations.
+Since pre-history, especially with the rise of horse-rider nomadism, many institutions have remained consistent throughout: the office of the Khan, for example, was believed to have arisen as the first formal tribal confederations formed, eventually forming into the first Khanates. Khanates functioned as steppe empires, made up of several different tribal groups within it's border, under the leadership of a imperial army that backed the Khan. Being able to spread vast distances through a system of internal alignment and alliances, the transfer of ideas, trade, and people relied on such a system in keeping them secure. However, due to it's fractured nature, with localized warlords and tribal groups having to back the Khan for legitimacy, rarely did they last long periods, or enjoy prolonged prosperity, as internal struggles tore any empire apart. As a result, for most of early Tashidaypan history, while tribes were far from isolated, they extensively lacked cohesion.
 ===Second Era===

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