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[[File:Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg|200px|thumb|right|The ''Hotxan Nom-Q'aah'', the "sun in the heavens", is the most prominent symbol of State Arzalism.]]
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'''State Arzalism''' is the common term describing [[Arzalism|Arzalist]] belief that has been reformed in compliance with [[League-occupied Varshan|international reconstruction of Varshan]]. The religion is an expression of Arzalism that purges the most promiennt beliefs of [[Orthodox Arzalism]], instead using a purportedly "restored, traditional" Arzalist worldview.
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==Nomenclature==
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==Development==
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State Arzalism began to be developed by authorities within the League occupation government in consultation with some clerics on the ground as well as a broad number of individuals in the minority of Arzalist belief. This included many outcast groups, but for the most part State Arzalism has emerged from a top-down amalgamating of traditional [[Arzalism#Solar_Arzalism|Solar Arzalism]] with some elements of [[Arzalism#Postmodern_Arzalism|Postmodern Arzalism]], [[M'acunism]], and even some [[Occidental]] theological concepts. A small number of [[Arzalism#Racial_Arzalism|Racial Arzalist]] groups also influenced the new faith, but most rejected it. The elevation of the Sun God [[Varshan#Žuqulid_Revolution|back to a place of prominence]] was both a deliberate policy choice as well as a somewhat organic occurrence among Arzalists in the lower castes, some of whom were observed worshipping the sun following the end of the authority of [[Anzo]].  
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| seat                    = [[Tizro]]
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| leader_title            = Regional Administrator
| leader_name            = [[Nas Mecama]]
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The '''Zanoma Regional Administration - ZRA''' (''Zanoma Do-ro'ik Vong''), is a province of [[League-occupied Varshan]]
located in the northeast region of the country. It is bordered by [[Nechaxa]] to the east, the [[Urcea]]n occupation zone to the west, the [[Alstin]] occupation zone to the south, and [[Daxia]]n [[Xisheng]] to the north. It has a population of 41.7 million of mostly ethnic Varshani natives, and its capital is the city of [[Tizro]]. Created under [[League of Nations]] auspices after the end of the war in [[Varshan]], it is governed by the native [[Party of Varshan Democrats]] with the military support of its Daxian benefactors. The ZRA flag depicts a solar device based on the Solar God of [[State Arzalism]].
==History==
[[File:Tizro Refugee Center.jpg|thumb|Tizro refugee center originally designed to hold 50,000 refugees but currently holding twice that amount]]
The territory administered by the ZRA was previously known as the '''Daxian Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (COETA)''' and encompassed twelve Varshani districts captured during the [[Xisheng Front|Xisheng offensive]], later merged and consolidated into just seven. The military occupation authorities handed over administrative control to the forces of the [[Party of Varshan Democrats]] in 2027. Since the city of Shimrra was too irradiated to be occupied, the city of Tizro was chosen as the alternative administrative center. Daxian ground troops mostly pulled back across the new border to [[Xisheng]], handling security control to [[Party of Varshan Democrats|Cooperative Varshan Army]] units. They continued however to provide air support against the Army of the National Homeland insurrection.


Occidental cultural experts began a series of conferences in [[2026]] and [[2027]] with prominent Solar Arzalist leaders as well as the small number of reconstructed clerics (almost all of whom were of the petty priestly caste) in order to establish a new paradigm of orthodoxy. The "[[Tizro]] Conferences" reached no significant conclusions but instead sought to limit Occidental influences within the redeveloped Arzalism, and so empaneled a new group of seven of their own number, the so-called "Faith Viziers". From [[2027]] through [[2030]] the Faith Viziers conducted an extensive review of historic Varshani records made available for the first time, and after three years of study produced the broad outlines of what they called the "Body of Restored Faith"; the "Body of Restored Faith" is the basic body of belief of State Arzalism. This set of beliefs purports to bring back the key elements of the pre-[[Varshan#Žuqulid_Revolution|Žuqulid]] reforms to Arzalism as they were ca. 1300, and in some cases these beliefs would be interpreted or reinterpreted through "newly available philosophical lenses", a phrase largely understood to mean both Occidental and Daxian theological paradigms. The Seven Viziers work is ongoing, but the "Body of Restored Faith" was condensed and published to serve as both an interim liturgical guide and interim holy text for State Arzalist believers for the foreseeable future.
Almost immediately upon taking over, regional administrator [[Nas Mecama]] ordered the closure of the regional borders citing security concerns and a lack of means to feed and house any further refugees from other parts of the nation. The Tizro Refugee Center built by Daxian military authorities was overflowing, housing at least twice the originally designated amount of people. Up to half a million more were eking out an existence in makeshift camps with no running water, electricity or sanitation services. The administration's top priorities are guaranteeing local food supplies by ensuring enough manpower is available for the seasonal harvest, restarting some semblance of an economy and taxation(currently completely dependent on Daxian financial aid) and sustainably settling the refugees already inside the region, while keeping tabs on possible radical arzalist and ANH supporters. Zanoma's regional administration has been accused by human rights groups of stacking its bureaucracy with figures linked to the old regime, supposedly after undergoing a reeducation course. This has been done to bolster and supplement the PVD's own lack of governing experience and experts.


==Beliefs==
==Politics==
===Pantheon===
Politically the ZRA functions as a one party quasi state, nominally under the occupation authorities in Anzo. The reality is the [[Party of Varshan Democrats]] governs mostly without input or instructions from anyone, save for its Daxian [[Bureau of State Protection|BSP]] handlers. The party was cobbled together from Varshani politically fringe groups during the Daxian advance; groups that refused to fall in line or objected to Daxian designs were simply liquidated as Zurg loyalists. The ZRA's top authority is Regional Administrator [[Nas Mecama]], a former bureaucrat working for the Tizro Registry of Identification and Civil Status, her involvement in anti-regime activities during and prior to the war are not known.
According to the Body of Restored Faith, many deities introduced in orthodox Arzalism were the total fabrication of several ruling Zûrgs. Many deities are not historically attributable before the fourteenth century, and State Arzalists use this claim to cite the existence of only a limited pantheon whose aspects had been divided.  
===Administrative divisions===
====Sun God====
{| class="wikitable"
The Sun God is the chief deity within the State Arzalist belief system.
|+
Administrative Divisions of the Zanoma Regional Administration
!Name
!Population
!Fortified Capital
|-
|Tokoman
|6,580,250
| Rakata
|-
|Chachan
|15,235,942
|Tizro
|-
|Lah
|8,820,395
|Birule
|-
|Choka
|1,910,692
|Nokris
|-
|Peten
|4,552,894
|Shimrra 2
|-
|Chalakum
|3,325,877
|Kulan
|-
|Dogido
|1,325,954
|Chakar
|}
==Economy==
The regional economy was completely decimated by the war and the emancipation of the slave population. The burning of millions of hectares of forest during the Daxian offensives hit the local timber industry hard. A League funded program of tree planting is in the initial stages of implementation, with a goal of planting three million trees by 2030, hoping to rebuild the timber sector in a sustainable way. The destruction of the city of Shimrra wiped around 45% of local GDP, so most new economic development is being planned in and around Tizro. Mimban Corporation has bought the concessions to several emerald and tin minesin the area, recruiting internal refugees to work in them. Daxian businessmen have also begun establishing many factories producing a range of products for export including garments and textiles, cleaning products and palm oil and derivates.  


State Arzalists believe that orthodox Arzalists had separated numerous elements of the Sun God in order to diminish his true importance. Most prominently, State Arzalists regard the [[Orthodox Arzalism#The_Fire_and_Lightning_God|Fire and Lightning God]] to be the "highest blasphemy" of the orthodox, and use of his name in [[Hieratic Varshani|Hieratic Varshani]] is prohibited by State Arzalist practice.
Zanoma region was a leading region of cardamon production before the war disrupted operations of most cardamon processors. Nowadays only around a third of prewar production levels have been achieved but the [[Alshar Development Bank]] is in talks with local producers to get involved in granting financial assistance to boost the sector. Other cash crops are bananas, melons, cabbages and legumes.
====Earth Goddess====
==Society & Culture==
The Earth Goddess is viewed as a verdant life-giver and spouse of the Sun God.  
The ZRA's society postwar is one that is currently in flux due to the devastation of the war and its deleterious effects on the people. While the vast majority of the population(over 95%) is ethnically Varshani, the large intakes of refugees from other regions have brought people of all classes and backgrounds from the rest of the country. Cultural influences from as far as Telonaticolan are also to be found in the ZRA. Some Daxian bureaucrats, advisers and entrepeneurs have made their way to the ZRA but tend to keep apart from natives and only interact with the upper governing crust.


Critics and observers have noted that [[M%27acunism#Earth_as_lifegiver|the M'acunist deity of the earth goddess, Makuahine,]] has largely replaced the traditional [[Orthodox Arzalism#The_Earth_God|Earth God]] of orthodox Arzalism, who was understood through aspects of stone rather than plant life. Proponents of State Arzalism state that M'acunism, in part, represents a strand of pre-Žuqulid Arzalist practice, and through M'acunism the traditional Earth Goddess has survived. State Arzalists acknowledge that the pre-ancient spouse of the Sun God was a different deity, possibly [[Orthodox Arzalism#Victory_Goddess|the Victory Goddess]], but the better understood relationship between sun and earth has clarified an area that was subject to debate even in ancient times.  
The religious makeup is varied, authorities are half heartedly promoting the adoption of the sanitised [[State Arzalism]] as a sop to occupation authorities, altough without quite persecuting [[Orthodox Arzalism]] and those who practice it. Many refugees are followers of [[M'acunism]], a religion some think to be more primordial in its origins than Arzalism. Christians also exist in the ZRA but due to worries of Urcean religious colonialism, it is ridiculed in media as a 'white man's religion' and anathema to Varshan.
====Rain God====
==Military==
====Race God====
The ZRA as a subordinate and at least in theory an integral part of Varshan, has no official independent armed forces. However for the purpose of maintaining security and providing defence against threats the ZRA counts on the [[Party of Varshan Democrats|Cooperative Varshan Army]]-CVA. The CVA fought against the old regime first as a guerrilla force and later as a regular force outfitted with [[Daxia]]n surplus gear and equipment. The CVA has a modest array of older Daxian wheeled and tracked fighting vehicles, artillery pieces and light arms that enable it to patrol the ZRA state borders and provide security to government installations. It has no combat air component, relying on the Daxian air force to provide support on this area. The CVA has incorporated many thousands of soldiers formerly under the Northern Command of Shai Malan-Zar; who himself as taken on a military adviser role under the ZRA.
The Race God is the deity most clearly identified with the Varshani people. The Body of Restored Faith says that it is one deity, and that the orthodox Arzalists had divided his various aspects into numerous false gods, including the [[Orthodox Arzalism#The_Raid_God|Raid God]] most especially. Unlike the division of the Sun God, most State Arzalists believe the separation was organic and accidental rather than a deliberate act of blasphemy.
==See Also==
 
[[Category:Varshan]]
====Ancestors====
As in orthodox Arzalism, several preclassical Varshani kings (''wuz'') are afforded demigod status, although no ruling Zûrg is afforded the status of worshipped national ancestor. The ancestors are thought to be eternal servants of the Race God, both before, during, and after their lives, living with him in the afterlife.
===Sacrifice===
==Prominence==
===Adoption===
 
State Arzalism has been most enthusiastically supported by the authorities in the [[League-occupied_Varshan#Daxian_zone|Daxian occupation zone]]. Daxian officials have stated that strengthening the traditions of the Varshani people are necessary to "prevent Occidental erosion of the local culture," and accordingly the maintenance of Arzalism is viewed as a policy priority.
 
===Opposition===
 
In addition to orthodox Arzalists, State Arzalism is largely opposed by public authorities within the [[League-occupied_Varshan#Urcean_zone|Urcean zone of occupation]]. Although [[Urcea]]n diplomats and experts have played a role in the development of the reformed faith, the spread of any religion in the Urcean zone is contrary to its stated policy aims of providing for the "eternal welfare" of the residents by means of the spread of the [[Catholic Church]].
==Criticism==
The introduction of State Arzalism has been criticized as "completely artificial" by individuals both inside and outside of [[Varshan]].
 
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Zanoma Regional Administration

Zanoma Do-ro'ik Vong
Province of Varshan
Flag of Zanoma Regional Administration
Flag
CountryLeague-occupied Varshan
CapitalTizro
Government
 • Regional AdministratorNas Mecama
Population
 (2026)
 • Total41,752,004

The Zanoma Regional Administration - ZRA (Zanoma Do-ro'ik Vong), is a province of League-occupied Varshan located in the northeast region of the country. It is bordered by Nechaxa to the east, the Urcean occupation zone to the west, the Alstin occupation zone to the south, and Daxian Xisheng to the north. It has a population of 41.7 million of mostly ethnic Varshani natives, and its capital is the city of Tizro. Created under League of Nations auspices after the end of the war in Varshan, it is governed by the native Party of Varshan Democrats with the military support of its Daxian benefactors. The ZRA flag depicts a solar device based on the Solar God of State Arzalism.

History

Tizro refugee center originally designed to hold 50,000 refugees but currently holding twice that amount

The territory administered by the ZRA was previously known as the Daxian Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (COETA) and encompassed twelve Varshani districts captured during the Xisheng offensive, later merged and consolidated into just seven. The military occupation authorities handed over administrative control to the forces of the Party of Varshan Democrats in 2027. Since the city of Shimrra was too irradiated to be occupied, the city of Tizro was chosen as the alternative administrative center. Daxian ground troops mostly pulled back across the new border to Xisheng, handling security control to Cooperative Varshan Army units. They continued however to provide air support against the Army of the National Homeland insurrection.

Almost immediately upon taking over, regional administrator Nas Mecama ordered the closure of the regional borders citing security concerns and a lack of means to feed and house any further refugees from other parts of the nation. The Tizro Refugee Center built by Daxian military authorities was overflowing, housing at least twice the originally designated amount of people. Up to half a million more were eking out an existence in makeshift camps with no running water, electricity or sanitation services. The administration's top priorities are guaranteeing local food supplies by ensuring enough manpower is available for the seasonal harvest, restarting some semblance of an economy and taxation(currently completely dependent on Daxian financial aid) and sustainably settling the refugees already inside the region, while keeping tabs on possible radical arzalist and ANH supporters. Zanoma's regional administration has been accused by human rights groups of stacking its bureaucracy with figures linked to the old regime, supposedly after undergoing a reeducation course. This has been done to bolster and supplement the PVD's own lack of governing experience and experts.

Politics

Politically the ZRA functions as a one party quasi state, nominally under the occupation authorities in Anzo. The reality is the Party of Varshan Democrats governs mostly without input or instructions from anyone, save for its Daxian BSP handlers. The party was cobbled together from Varshani politically fringe groups during the Daxian advance; groups that refused to fall in line or objected to Daxian designs were simply liquidated as Zurg loyalists. The ZRA's top authority is Regional Administrator Nas Mecama, a former bureaucrat working for the Tizro Registry of Identification and Civil Status, her involvement in anti-regime activities during and prior to the war are not known.

Administrative divisions

Administrative Divisions of the Zanoma Regional Administration
Name Population Fortified Capital
Tokoman 6,580,250 Rakata
Chachan 15,235,942 Tizro
Lah 8,820,395 Birule
Choka 1,910,692 Nokris
Peten 4,552,894 Shimrra 2
Chalakum 3,325,877 Kulan
Dogido 1,325,954 Chakar

Economy

The regional economy was completely decimated by the war and the emancipation of the slave population. The burning of millions of hectares of forest during the Daxian offensives hit the local timber industry hard. A League funded program of tree planting is in the initial stages of implementation, with a goal of planting three million trees by 2030, hoping to rebuild the timber sector in a sustainable way. The destruction of the city of Shimrra wiped around 45% of local GDP, so most new economic development is being planned in and around Tizro. Mimban Corporation has bought the concessions to several emerald and tin minesin the area, recruiting internal refugees to work in them. Daxian businessmen have also begun establishing many factories producing a range of products for export including garments and textiles, cleaning products and palm oil and derivates.

Zanoma region was a leading region of cardamon production before the war disrupted operations of most cardamon processors. Nowadays only around a third of prewar production levels have been achieved but the Alshar Development Bank is in talks with local producers to get involved in granting financial assistance to boost the sector. Other cash crops are bananas, melons, cabbages and legumes.

Society & Culture

The ZRA's society postwar is one that is currently in flux due to the devastation of the war and its deleterious effects on the people. While the vast majority of the population(over 95%) is ethnically Varshani, the large intakes of refugees from other regions have brought people of all classes and backgrounds from the rest of the country. Cultural influences from as far as Telonaticolan are also to be found in the ZRA. Some Daxian bureaucrats, advisers and entrepeneurs have made their way to the ZRA but tend to keep apart from natives and only interact with the upper governing crust.

The religious makeup is varied, authorities are half heartedly promoting the adoption of the sanitised State Arzalism as a sop to occupation authorities, altough without quite persecuting Orthodox Arzalism and those who practice it. Many refugees are followers of M'acunism, a religion some think to be more primordial in its origins than Arzalism. Christians also exist in the ZRA but due to worries of Urcean religious colonialism, it is ridiculed in media as a 'white man's religion' and anathema to Varshan.

Military

The ZRA as a subordinate and at least in theory an integral part of Varshan, has no official independent armed forces. However for the purpose of maintaining security and providing defence against threats the ZRA counts on the Cooperative Varshan Army-CVA. The CVA fought against the old regime first as a guerrilla force and later as a regular force outfitted with Daxian surplus gear and equipment. The CVA has a modest array of older Daxian wheeled and tracked fighting vehicles, artillery pieces and light arms that enable it to patrol the ZRA state borders and provide security to government installations. It has no combat air component, relying on the Daxian air force to provide support on this area. The CVA has incorporated many thousands of soldiers formerly under the Northern Command of Shai Malan-Zar; who himself as taken on a military adviser role under the ZRA.

See Also