Akaishiro

Akaishiro (Lo'Oi: Akáxiro) is a large city in the Northeast of the State of Medtremar within the United Socialist States of Eldham. While a much newer city than most of those in the USSE, it has become one of the largest by population. The city exists on historical territory of both Xeka and Navarna. The city was founded by the 'Ukumari siblings', which include: Magerius, Wntryi, and Jus Ukumari. The first mayor of the city was Magerius Ukumari, and its current mayor is Jus Ukumari. The vast majority of the city is ethnically Mari and speaks the Mari language, though a small minority also speaks the Lo'Oi language. The city persists as a major industrial center in the USSE today and is sometimes called the 'City on the Red River'. The city is also well known for its sports, hosting the USSE national hockey team, the Akaishiro Hippos. The city also hosts the largest university in the nation, the People's University of Akaishiro.

As Xekan territory
Historically, the region that today is Akaishiro was settled upon by human settlers around 3,800-4,000 years ago, members of an ethnic group contemporarily called the Mari. Upon the Rathnirian colonization of Eldham, the region of Northeastern Serrona was among the first to be settled by Rathnirians, who would largely come to integrate into the Mari ethnic group over around a century of time. The first Rathnirians to settle the region was the Grand Union of Sørgliste who created a colony called the Grand Colony of Xeka. When Sørgliste was annexed by Tortuga, Xeka shortly became the Xekan Colony of Tortuga (sometimes called Tortwoga).

After $325,000 was paid to the Tortugan government, the Xekan Colony of Tortuga was given independence and the Grand Republic of Xeka was formed in late July of 2021. The area that is today Akaishiro throughout both the colonial period and the state period was owned by Xeka, though was uninhabited except for occasional Mari maritime nomads who would sail down the Red River.

Creation of Navarna
In late 2021, the city of Navarna was created on the coast and at the mouth of the Red River in territories that today comprise Akaishiroan land. The city had a complicated relationship with Xeka, and at many times was quasi-independent. It existed as a monarchy for most of its history led by Snow Tinttu, and at one point in its late history by a socialist administration that dissolved the monarchic order led by Xeroise Ronango'O - who was the queen consort of Snow Tinttu at the time.

Integration into the USSE
While discussions about the possibility of Xeka joining the USSE had existed as far back as July of 2021, it would take a long time for the process to come. Politicians such as Earth Havardr, who at the time was a member of the USSE National Assembly, had even proposed a USSE-Xekan Union state, that would replace both the USSE and Xekan government however such an idea came to massive disapproval within the USSE, who would only accept Xekan entry into the USSE as a state, autonomous or otherwise as the USSE did not represent any one nationality or peoples.

By late November of 2021, the Kingdom of Navarna had joined the USSE as an autonomous state. Shortly thereafter, in early December of 2021, Xeka had joined the USSE as an autonomous state. By this point, all territories that today comprise Akaishiro were part of the USSE. By January 27th, 2022, the autonomous states of Xeka, Kaladinia, Liberum, and Ambrosia united into the People's Republic of Medtremar, an autonomous state of the USSE. Medtremar was occasionally divided into another autonomous state called Andrimar, but the two were reunited by January of 2023. Today, Andrimar refers exclusively to land in Leifmyrr that was previously controlled by the USSE despite Andrimar previously consisting of any lands that had been owned by the Vrijmasten Raden. Over the scale of around a year in real life, Medtremar became an integrated state of the USSE as opposed to an autonomous state, this was officiated in April of 2023. During the autonomy period, the autonomous state was led by the United Communist Party of Medtremar. When Medtremar became an integrated state, the UCPM joined the Communist Party of the United Socialist States of Eldham (CPUSSE).

Founding of Akaishiro
The city of Akaishiro became a city of the USSE on November 4th, 2022 and was recognized by the National Assembly and given acute representation. The city's first mayor and representative was Magerius Ukumari before he became General Secretary, at which point his mayorship was handed to Jus Ukumari. The city boasts the largest university in the USSE, the People's University of Akaishiro. It also maintains a very strong industrial sector and a popular sports team in the form of the Akaishiro Hippos.