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The history of [[Varshan]] is largely based on records, stories, epics, and sagas retained in the cultural memory and archives of Varshan. Many problems exist with recounting the history of Varshan. It is consistently characterized by inconsistencies, especially chronological problems that often put dynasties existing at overlapping periods where none exist at a sequentially earlier part. [[Occidental]] historians and scholars, given access to all Varshani records and archives after the [[Final War of the Deluge]], have been actively working to construct concise, legible histories of Varshan for global use; this process has run into significant difficulties due to the many historiographical issues encountered.
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The '''Union of Alshar Development and Investment (UADI)''' is a regional development bank established in 2002 in the Sovereignty of [[Soirwind]], founded initially as part of the [[Soirwind Reconstruction Program]] following the [[Soirwind Intervention]] in collaboration with [[Fiannria]] it was later expanded in 2005 and opened up to wider Alshar to help support social and economic development in Alshar and open up Alshari states to financial support and lending from Occidental states at fair rates. It is headquartered in [[Cathash]], Soirwind.


==Cultural factors==
Among its members are Soirwind, [[Fiannria]], [[Urcea]], [[Oyashima]], [[Faneria]], [[Pursat]], [[Tapakdore]], [[Peshabiwar]], [[Pukhgundi]], and [[Burgundie]]. Membership is open to any nation registered within the League of Nations as an Alshari nation as well as non-regional developed countries.
===Legendweavery===
Legendweavery was a cultural expectation of all Varshani leaders and most high [[Varshani caste system|caste men]] to produce a historical recounting of their life's work as well as those of their predecessors and ancestors. The term "legendweavery" or "legendweave" is usually used to refer to this tradition, being an imprecise translation of a [[Hieratic Varshani]] term. Initially oral, the legendweaves became written by ca. 1200 AD. Most legendweaves were crafted by the individual discussing events with notable elders, including their own recounting, consulting other legendweaves and other written sources, as well as the introduction of fantastical events or even deliberately altering the facts and placements of events in order to complete the story. Consequently, legendweaves were viewed to be less concerned with facts and more with the major moral or theme of the story. Unlike Occidental histories, most legendweaves are not concerned with necessarily presenting an impartial view; many 17th-century legendweaves, for example, include a statement by the author that the description of events has been deliberately altered because the author wished it to be so and, with their version being more satisfactory, that is the "true history" of events. Legendweaves were not "published" in the Occidental sense, but commonly more than one written copy was created and distributed to all living individuals who participated in the events described there in. Friends and supporters of the legendweaver would also distribute copies of their legendweave and destroy copies of their rivals' works.


In pre-Deluge Varshan, no legendweave was more valued or given higher cultural authority than that of Zurgs, whose overarching legal authority included even legally binding positions on chronologies and historical events. This force of law often meant that earlier legendweaves, if known, were deliberately altered or destroyed if their account differed from that of a Zurgite legendweave. This practice left many extant legendweaves having confused narratives which often run contrary to the original theme. The alteration of legendweaves, already having fantastical chronologies in their unaltered state, often left a completely garbled historical chronology. These altered legendweaves were continually used by later legendweavers as source material. A post-Deluge survey of available digitized legendweaves in [[2028]] indicated that only around 15% had a "chronology which was half correct or better". Despite these issues, these materials remained central to the history and cultural memory of Zurgite Varshan.
The UADI is modeled on a weighted voting system where votes are distributed in proportionally to members' capital subscriptions. AUDI releases an annual report that summarizes its operations, budget, and other materials for review by the public. It also sponsors a scholarship program that enrolls students annually into leading academic institutions within the UADI member states. Upon completion of the program, scholars are expected to contribute to the social and economic development of their home countries.


===Different concepts of history===
==Governance==
{{Further|Culture of Varshan}}
The UADI maintains similar governing structures to other development financial institutions consisting of a Board of Governors from each member state, who in turn elect a Board of Directors and deputies. The Board of governors also select the Union’s president who is the chairperson of the board of directors and of the UADI.  
Traditional Varshani historiography's focus differs significantly from that of [[Occidental]] historiography. Its primary document, the legendweave, is largely unconcerned with presenting itself as either objective or based on facts, instead recounting events in a way to support a central theme or moral argument and constructed in such a way that the author thought events should unfold, rather than how they actually factually occurred. Chronological adaptation is present throughout this methodology, as great rulers of completely different dynasties often precede the sitting Zurg author of a legendweave in order to portray the author as inheriting a responsibility of greatness; alternatively, a legendweave about a bad Zurg often sees him as the culmination of a string of historically bad rulers. Dynastic histories usually ignore any non-direct ancestor of that dynasty who ruled as Zurg, and these histories can often use different familial names or symbolic titles, and accordingly many histories of the same dynasty were viewed as recording completely different families and time periods when first encountered by Occidental historians.


===Damnatio memoriae===
Presidents serve five year terms and can be reelected. Since it's founding there have been three presidents.
Throughout Varshani history, the practice of {{wp|damnatio memoriae|erasing the historical record}} of deceased enemies of the regime, rivals of ruling Zurgs, or other individuals was common, peaking in the 18th century. In Varshan, this took the form of destruction of statues and carved names of those individuals, but also the significant redaction or rewriting of historical records, including and especially legendweaves. Most legendweaves dealing with the person would be destroyed directly, but in some instances of major religious significance the story would be rewritten without its major character. Legendweaves making ancillary references to an individual would often be simply redacted and that person's name would be replaced with that of the sitting Zurg, creating historiographical turmoil within their narratives. Destruction and redacted sources of erased individuals in Varshani history, especially before ca. 1700, have led to major scholarly debates about even the most basic historical events in early Varshan.
==Activities and Aim==
The UADI is dedicated to reducing poverty and encouraging responsible economic prosperity in Alshar through inclusive economic growth, sustainable growth, and regional integration. This is carried out through investments in the forms of grants, loans and information sharing and advising.  


==Dark time==
Major projects in the past include the Soirwind Economic Recovery program, the Kandara Rural Roads Investment project, and the Oyashima Insular Rail Network. A major pending program is expected to be announced for a new series of economic investments and programs to address modern issues and concerns of the current era including green energy, sustainable climate initiatives, and broadband access in addition to the usual economic investment programs. This program so far has only been known as the Marco Polo Initiative (Name tbd)
"Dark time" is a period in Varshani historiography where no recorded events take place, not due to a lack of activity but due to chronological misplacement. Occidental historians in [[Anzo]] made great strides in the late 2020s in eliminating most incidents of dark time and many chronological contradictions, but the work still continues. As of the 2030s, most historians would still classify most of the period between ca. 1000 BC and 200 BC and a period between ca 750 AD and 950 AD as the existing consensus "dark time".


==Žuqul problem==
== History ==
The Žuqul problem is the culmination of conflicting chronologies, dark times, and general issues with Varshani historiography. Most scholars agree with the assessment of P. G. W. Gelema Jr. who called it "the catastrophic center of Varshani history". It relates to the time of the reign of the Zurg Žuqul I. Žuqul is credited with functionally establishing Varshani social system that existed until the [[Final War of the Deluge]], creating [[Orthodox Arzalism]] and entrenching [[Orthodox Arzalism#The_Death_God|the Death God]] at the center of Varshani religion and life. The majority of available outside sources from the [[North Songun civlization]] and a plurality of legendweaves place the reign of Žuqul in the 15th century, with his reforms occurring as a reaction to [[Aster's expedition]]. However, archaeologically verifiable plinths and monuments, as well as a minority of well-constructed legendweaves, place the reign of Žuqul during the {{wp|iron age}}, in the period of [[Varshani_historiography#Dark_time|dark time]] around 400 BC. Efforts by scholars to argue that sources simply conflate two same-named rulers have proven difficult to conclusively prove, since an iron age Žuqulid death cult is attested in the archaeological record. Arguments that the latter Žuqul patterned his reign after the earlier one have also proven problematic due to previously unknown archaeological sites attributing successes of the latter Žuqul to the earlier Žuqul. These same events are attributed to the 15th century Žuqul by North Songun contemporaries. Many historians hope that unknown sources and materials in [[Anzo]] will solve the dispute, but Žuqul remains a mystifying figure to most historians in the 2030s.
 
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* Founded following the end of the Soirwind Intervention- civil conflict that led to Fiannan intervention in the conflict and reorganization of government
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* After success of economic programs as part of the Soirwind Reconstruction program, Fiannan representatives met with major states in the region and involved int he region in reorganizing the entity into a multilateral development bank for all of Alshar, presumably as a counterbalance to [[Daxia]]'s [[Alshar Development Bank]].
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* The organization starts to see regular success in early projects in its expanding zone of interested Alshari states
* Economic crises slow the development and the program, critics of globalism and corruption in Alshari states and the organization gain steam
* Revitalized economies of the Occident bolster the slow moving program in the 2010's to keep it as a stable organization, begin more regular work to put expectations on loans and grants than just handing out the money without requirements. Anti-corruption campaigns begin in this period and will continue irregularly for the next decade
* In light of new program, the UADI is seeing a bolstering in funding and staff for a new major investment and development campaign.
 
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Revision as of 20:44, 25 May 2023

Union of Alshar Development and Investment
AbbreviationUADI
Formation2002
TypeMultilateral Development Bank
Legal statusTreaty
PurposeSocial and Economic Development
HeadquartersCathash, Soirwind
Region served
Alshar
Membership
Main organ
Board of Governors
Websitewww.uadi.org

The Union of Alshar Development and Investment (UADI) is a regional development bank established in 2002 in the Sovereignty of Soirwind, founded initially as part of the Soirwind Reconstruction Program following the Soirwind Intervention in collaboration with Fiannria it was later expanded in 2005 and opened up to wider Alshar to help support social and economic development in Alshar and open up Alshari states to financial support and lending from Occidental states at fair rates. It is headquartered in Cathash, Soirwind.

Among its members are Soirwind, Fiannria, Urcea, Oyashima, Faneria, Pursat, Tapakdore, Peshabiwar, Pukhgundi, and Burgundie. Membership is open to any nation registered within the League of Nations as an Alshari nation as well as non-regional developed countries.

The UADI is modeled on a weighted voting system where votes are distributed in proportionally to members' capital subscriptions. AUDI releases an annual report that summarizes its operations, budget, and other materials for review by the public. It also sponsors a scholarship program that enrolls students annually into leading academic institutions within the UADI member states. Upon completion of the program, scholars are expected to contribute to the social and economic development of their home countries.

Governance

The UADI maintains similar governing structures to other development financial institutions consisting of a Board of Governors from each member state, who in turn elect a Board of Directors and deputies. The Board of governors also select the Union’s president who is the chairperson of the board of directors and of the UADI.

Presidents serve five year terms and can be reelected. Since it's founding there have been three presidents.

Activities and Aim

The UADI is dedicated to reducing poverty and encouraging responsible economic prosperity in Alshar through inclusive economic growth, sustainable growth, and regional integration. This is carried out through investments in the forms of grants, loans and information sharing and advising.

Major projects in the past include the Soirwind Economic Recovery program, the Kandara Rural Roads Investment project, and the Oyashima Insular Rail Network. A major pending program is expected to be announced for a new series of economic investments and programs to address modern issues and concerns of the current era including green energy, sustainable climate initiatives, and broadband access in addition to the usual economic investment programs. This program so far has only been known as the Marco Polo Initiative (Name tbd)

History

  • Founded following the end of the Soirwind Intervention- civil conflict that led to Fiannan intervention in the conflict and reorganization of government
  • After success of economic programs as part of the Soirwind Reconstruction program, Fiannan representatives met with major states in the region and involved int he region in reorganizing the entity into a multilateral development bank for all of Alshar, presumably as a counterbalance to Daxia's Alshar Development Bank.
  • The organization starts to see regular success in early projects in its expanding zone of interested Alshari states
  • Economic crises slow the development and the program, critics of globalism and corruption in Alshari states and the organization gain steam
  • Revitalized economies of the Occident bolster the slow moving program in the 2010's to keep it as a stable organization, begin more regular work to put expectations on loans and grants than just handing out the money without requirements. Anti-corruption campaigns begin in this period and will continue irregularly for the next decade
  • In light of new program, the UADI is seeing a bolstering in funding and staff for a new major investment and development campaign.