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Republic of Sequoyah

ᎠᏰᎵᎤᏙᏢ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ (Sequoyan)
Motto: ᎠᎵᎢᎵᏒ, ᎤᏁᏉᏤᎯ, ᎡᎷᏪᎢ
Aliilisv, Unequotsehi, Eluwei
"Progress, Prosperity, Peace"
Anthem: ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᏓᎾᏟᎲ ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ
Ssiquoya Danatlihv Kanogisdi
"Sequoyan Battle Hymn"
File:Map of Sequoyah (orthographic projection).png
Location of Sequoyah in Sur
LocationSur
CapitalAsequi
Largest cityKalgaduv
Official languagesSequoyan, Cheyall, Navaja, Caprican, Creeperian
Ethnic groups
(2025)
Religion
(2025)
Demonym(s)Sequoyan
GovernmentFederal presidential republic
• President
Atohi Dustu (GAU)
Mantotohpa Otoahhastis (GAU)
Ahuli Seqiyah (GAU)
Diwali Awaya (GAU)
Unaduti Degotoga
LegislatureCongress of Sequoyah
Senate
People's Assembly
Establishment
15 November 572
• Kingdom
1 April 1457
• Empire
22 September 1531
• Republic
17 February 1876
15 April 1912
20 April 2022
5 December 2022
Area
• Total
629,659 sq mi (1,630,810 km2) (20th)
• Water (%)
0.35
Population
• 2025 estimate
Neutral increase 39,437,837 (22nd)
• 2017 census
Neutral increase 37,648,670
• Density
62.63/sq mi (24.2/km2) (37th)
GDP (nominal)2024 estimate
• Total
Increase CQS₵‎697.63 billion (29th)
• Per capita
Increase CQS₵‎18,530 (33rd)
Gini (2024)Positive decrease 38.7
medium · 24th
HDI (2024)Increase .597
medium · 44th
CurrencySequoyan adela (Ꭶ) (SQY)
Time zoneTMB–4, –5, –6
• Summer (DST)
TMB–3, –4, –5
Driving sideright
Calling code+55
ISO 3166 codeSQ
Internet TLD.sq

Sequoyah,[lower-alpha 1] officially the Republic of Sequoyah,[lower-alpha 2] is a country in southern Sur. It is bordered to the north by Creeperopolis and surrounded on the east by the Asequi Channel and to the south and west by the Southern Ocean. With an area of 629,659 square miles (1,630,810 km2) divided into 6 provinces, Sequoyah is the third largest country in Sur and the twentieth largest in the world. Sequoyah's capital city is Asequi and its largest city is Kalgaduv. As of 2025, Sequoyah has an estimated population of 39.4 million, the twenty-second highest in the world.

The first humans arrived in modern-day Sequoyah around 16,000 years ago and inhabited most of northern, central, and eastern Sequoyah. Around 3500 BC, migrants of the prehistoric-Creeperian diaspora arrived in Sequoyah and displaced the pre-diasporic Sequoyans from Owegadohi in the eastern Sequoyan Peninsula. This displacement began the split between the Sequoyans and the Tribals. Several Manca, Navaja, and Sequoyan kingdoms existed during the Old Kingdoms Period and warfare between the kingdoms was common. The region's kingdoms fractured and fell into civil war during the late 200s BC, and the 800-year Divided States Period saw the fall and rise of several new kingdoms and warlord states. The Cheyenne Empire's mid 500s conquests led to the Sequoyan kingdoms forming the Sequoyan Confederation in 572. When the Cheyenne threat subsided by the late 600s, the member kingdoms of the confederation sought each other for supremacy within the confederation for the next few centuries. The Kaligvidi Empire ended the confederation in 1201 and began the New Kingdoms Period. The empire fell in the early 1400s and the Owegadohi Kingdom led by Cheasequah the Great eventually conquered much of southern Owegadohi.

Cuhtahlatah the Great conquered the Captaincy General of San Juan and the Sspahkoihtaki Kingdom in northern Owegadohi and expanded the Owegadohi Kingdom across the entire southern Sequoyan Peninsula. He established the Sequoyan Empire in 1531, and the empire dominated the peninsula for the next three centuries. The empire was significantly weakened by its defeat in the Great Surian War of the early 19th century and the monarchy was overthrown in the 1876 Republican Revolution. The revolution's leaders proclaimed a republic under Ahuli Kanuna, but the republic was overthrown by the military in 1900 and it established a military dictatorship. The dictatorship reconquered the breakaway states that formed after the fall of the Sequoyan Empire. Sequoyan transitioned to a personalist dictatorship led by Diwali Ustya in 1943, but his regime was overthrown in 1959 and a Fourth Republic was established by Gawonii Atsvedy. The Fourth Republic fell in 2020, and after the Sequoyan Civil War, the Fifth Republic was created under General Atohi Dustu. Under Dustu and the National Reconstruction Party, Sequoyah fully joined the Cooperation and Development Coalition (CODECO) and has been experiencing democratic backsliding.

Etymology

The origin of the name Sequoyah (ᏍᏏᏉᏯ, Ssiquoya) is unknown, but some linguists believe that the name derives from the Sequoyan word siqua (ᏏᏆ), meaning "boar", arguing that "Sequoyah" meant "place of boars" in the ancient Sequoyan language. Others believe that the name Sequoyah derives from the phrase siqua ayaa (ᏏᏆ ᎠᏯᎠ) meaning "a beast is inside", referring to the warrior culture that the ancient Sequoyans held. The National Academy of the Sequoyan Language prefers the latter interpretation as the official etymology of the name Sequoyah.

History

Prehistory

A overhead photograph of the Tsugaliyunvya Stone
Approximately 12,000-year-old ancient Sequoyan petroglyphs on the Tsugaliyunvya Stone near Gaduequa

The first humans arrived in Sequoyah around 16,000 years ago in modern-day northern Eastern Sequoyah. The pre-diasporic Sequoyans settled most of the eastern coastline of the Sequoyan Peninsula, and by 8000 BC, they settled some areas of western Rakeo. Over the next few thousand years, the pre-diasporic Sequoyans migrated west across the Equadodalv Range and began to inhabit central Sequoyah's river valleys. Around 4500 BC, another group of pre-diasporic Sequoyans migrated south from the modern-day Castillianan viceroyalties of western Creeperopolis and settled in modern-day Itse Ulagohisdi along the southern shore of the Bay of Castilliano. Overtime, four distinct ethnic identities emerged from the pre-diasporic Sequoyan groups: the Capricans, Cheyall, Manca, and Navaja.

Around 3500 BC, a large migration event occurred in central Sur known as the prehistoric-Creeperian diaspora. While the exact causes of the migration are unknown, some people groups that partook in the event migrated south to the eastern Sequoyan Peninsula. Over the next few centuries, the diasporic migrants displaced many of the pre-diasporic Sequoyan groups in Owegadohi, the part of the Sequoyan Peninsula east of the Equadodalv Range. During this time, some of the Navaja were pushed west across the Equadodalv Range and the Manca population was greatly diminished and isolated to lowlands at the eastern base of the Equadodalv Range and the southeastern-most parts of the Sequoyan Peninsula. The Navaja displacement itself displaced many Cheyalls that inhabited the River Valleys and forced them to migrate south to the Great Flatlands.

Old Kingdoms Period

A drawing of a ancient depiction of a red-backed jumping spider
An ancient depiction of a red-backed jumping spider, considered to be sacred in Tribal religions and Itsewohism

Organized polities began to form around the late 2000s BC in the form of city-states along the coast of the Asequi Channel. Among the first powerful city-states during this period included the Sequoyan cities of Ayawis, Gaduequa, Tsiyudita, Uweyaholi, and Uwoduhi; the Navaja cities of Aakaaapioyis, Ipaootsi, Sagonige Dikanodii, and Vdali Gosdayi; and the Manca cities of Huta Oyate and Sutaotunwe. Around 1400 BC, the ruling dynasty of Uweyaholi conquered many of the surrounding cities and inland nomads creating the Old Uweya Kingdom, the first such Sequoyan kingdom. Throughout its history, the kingdom came into conflict with northern Navaja groups, the southern Manca Sutaotunwe Kingdom, and internal Sequoyan rebellions. An 1187 BC rebellion by the rulers of Ayawis led to the rise of the Old Ayawis Kingdom, and both the Old Uweya and Old Ayawis kingdoms coexisted for over four centuries.

In 737 BC, the Sutaotunwe Kingdom conquered the Old Ayawis Kingdom, but the Old Uweya Kingdom reconquered much of the Sutaotunwe Kingdom's conquests. The Sutaotunwe Kingdom fell into civil war when its king, Akecheta II, was killed in battle against the Old Uweya. The kingdom's remnants were conquered by the Old Uweya Kingdom over the following decades, and the kingdom dominated the eastern Sequoyan Peninsula. A rebellion in Ayawis in 550 BC overthrew the ruling Old Uweya dynasty and established the New Ayawis Kingdom, but parts of the kingdom broke away in the process and declared their independence. Additionally, Navaja raids from across the Waapatomak River further weakened the kingdom's position, but the kingdom continued to be the dominant polity in the region for centuries.

Divided States Period

The New Ayawis Kingdom fell into civil war in 235 BC when the sons of King Atohi IV fought for control of the throne upon the king's death. During the civil war, several parts of the kingdom broke away and a series of warlords came to control much of the kingdom's former territories. The North and South Ayawis kingdoms emerged as the largest post-civil war states. The collapse of the New Ayawis Kingdom led to rebellions occurring neighboring kingdoms by regional leaders taking advantage of the era's instability.

The various wars and rebellions of the late 200s BC led to a region-wide famine that further weakened the region's kingdoms. While the Manca, eastern Navaja, and Sequoyan kingdoms in Owegadohi were affected by the wars of the Divided States Period, the Caprican, Cheyall, and western Navaja kingdoms were mostly unaffected. Some states that existed during the Divided States Period include the Gaqua, Huta, New Uweya, Tsiyudita, and Vdali kingdoms. These kingdoms, among others, fought each other for regional control. During the 3rd century AD, the Sequoyan Agayvli Kingdom, now referred to as the Uganawuiditlv Empire, conquered much of the southeastern Owegadohi and expanded west towards the Equauwe River and later the western coast of the Sequoyan Peninsula.

Sequoyan Confederation

In 570, the Cheyenne Empire, a cross-range Cheyall state, conquered many of the western and eastern Navaja kingdoms and threatened the independence of the Mancan and Sequoyan kingdoms. For the next century, the Cheyenne Empire attempted to conquer these kingdoms, but their attempts at conquest led to the Sequoyan kingdoms forming the Sequoyan Confederation in 572 to combat the Cheyenne Empire. The confederation reconquered all Cheyall conquests south of the Waapatomak River by the 650s. In 689, Navaja leader Matunaagd led a rebellion against the Cheyenne Empire and established the Nitatapisin Kingdom north of the Waapatomak River, ending the empire's influence in Owegadohi.

Once the threat of the Cheyenne Empire subsided, some of the Sequoyan kingdoms fought each other for dominance and influence within the confederation. The wars of the Sequoyan Confederation led to the rise, fall, mergers, and fracture of several kingdoms, but most continued to recognize the confederation's existence as they sought to be the ones to dominate it. The first ideas of a united Sequoyan identity began to emerge during the confederation's existence rather than the kingdom's and cities' regional identities. By the 900s, the New Uweya and Uwoduhi kingdoms and the Uganawuiditlv Empire established themselves as the confederation's three most important members. From 923 to 937, the New Uweya and Uwoduhi kingdoms and their allies invaded the Uganawuiditlv Empire and eventually forced it west of the Oni River. Both kingdoms eventually went to war with each other in the 950s and the Uwoduhi Kingdom established itself as the most powerful member of the Sequoyan confederation. For the next two centuries, the Uwoduhi Kingdom dominated the confederation and served as a de facto arbiter between the various Sequoyan kingdoms.

New Kingdoms Period

A painting depicting 13th century combat between Sequoyan and Navaja cavalry units
Death of Istowun-Ehpata, depicting 13th century combat between Sequoyan and Navaja cavalry units

In 1194, the Kaligvidi and Galaditli kingdoms, two members of the Sequoyan confederation, went to war over an inheritance dispute. The Uwoduhi attempted to arbitrate the situation, but the Kaligvidi Kingdom overran and conquered the Galaditli Kingdom within one year. Kaligvidi king Ulanigidv the Great invaded the Uwoduhi Kingdom and successfully conquered it by 1201. The Kaligvidi Kingdom, now the Kaligvidi Empire, abolished the Sequoyan Confederation and absorbed many of the weaker Sequoyan kingdoms into its domain. During the early 1200s, the empire also conquered many of the Manca kingdoms as well as the Navaja-led Nitatapisin Kingdom, killing many Navaja in the process in what is known as the River Genocide.

After Ulanigidv the Great's death in 1234, the Kaligvidi Empire experienced several rebellions and the empire was briefly divided into north and south before being reunited by Ulanigidv II in 1240. The Kaligvidi Empire dominated Owegadohi until the 1420s when a series of civil wars began following the death of King Atohi III. The empire eventually collapsed by the mid 1430s. Several kingdoms and warlord states fought for control of the empire's former territories, and regional weakness allowed for the Navaja Sspahkoihtaki Kingdom to gain influence in northern Owegadohi. The Kingdom of Creeperopolis also conquered parts of northern Owegadohi and established a colony in the area.

A 19th century oil painting of Cuhtahlatah the Great
Painting of Cuhtahlatah the Great by Agatanahi Tsilu (1824), part of The Fourteen Emperors series of paintings

By 1457, much of Owegadohi had been conquered by Cheasequah the Great, a descendant of Atohi III, and he proclaimed the establishment of the Owegadohi Kingdom across the entire region. During his reign, Cheasequah the Great converted to Christianity and the country gradually began converting to Christianity. Cheasequah the Great's descendants continued to strengthen the kingdom's position on the Sequoyan Peninsula and began expanding west of the Equadodalv Range. In 1518, Cuhtahlatah the Great conquered the Creeperian colony in Owegadohi, and a few years later, he also conquered the Sspahkoihtaki Kingdom. In 1529, Cuhtahlatah the Great conquered the last remnants of the Uganawuiditlv Empire and stretched the Owegadohi Kingdom along the entire southern coast of the Sequoyan Peninsula. On 22 September 1531, he proclaimed the establishment of the Sequoyan Empire.

Sequoyan Empire

In 1534, Cuhtahlatah the Great began expanding north along the Sequoyan Peninsula's western coast, coming into conflict with various Caprican and Cheyall polities. He died in 1543, but his successors continued waging wars of expansion in the central and western parts of the Sequoyan Peninsula. In 1560, Emperor Ahuli I split from the Catholic Church over theological and political disputes and converted to Ghigauism, a Protestant denomination founded by Usti Ghigau in the 1550s.

The Sequoyan Empire conquered the Vosehahta Kingdom in 1578, bringing the majority of Cheyalls under Sequoyan rule. It conquered most of the Caprican Kingdom in 1605 and completed the conquest of the Neo-Caprican Kingdom by 1650. With the conquest of the Caprican Kingdom, the Sequoyan Empire stretched as far north as the Bay of Castilliano and came into conflict with the Kingdom of Castilliano. In the 1630s, Emperor Cuhtahlatah II led the Sequoyan conquest of western Rakeo, but these territories would be reconquered by Rakeoian kingdoms by the late 1680s. Under Emperor Agatani I in the late 17th century, the Sequoyan Empire completed the conquest of the various Arapaho kingdoms in the central river valleys. This conquest solidified the empire's control over the entire Sequoyan Peninsula, and 1698 marked the empire's largest territorial extent. During Agatani I's reign, many Manca were genocided and the remaining Manca population was forcibly assimilated into Sequoyan culture in order to "purify" Owegadohi, which Agatani I considered to be the Sequoyan people's homeland. After Agatani I's death in 1713, the empire lost some of its territories in the Castillianan Lowlands to the Kingdom of Castilliano following a six-year long war.

On 4 February 1733, Emperor Ahuli III and Crown Prince Ahuli were assassinated by the Alisdelvdodi, the Imperial Army's elite force, while visiting the city of Itse Asequi. Historians now believe that the assassination was organized by Ahuli III's younger brother and successor, Ulanigi I. During Ulanigi I's reign, the Sequoyan Empire conquered the Hatun Province from the Kingdom of Senvar, but this territory was later lost to the Kingdom of Castilliano in 1780. Sequoyah fought against the Kingdom of Castilliano during the Great Surian War, but after suffering a heavy defeat in the Battle of Soquinase and the death of Emperor Cuhtahlatah III, the empire was forced to ceded all of its remaining territories in the Castillianan Lowlands to Castilliano. Additionally, Castillianan prince Jórdi became Regent of Sequoyah as Emperor Agatani III was only 15 years old. Jórdi was overthrown and executed after the Castillianan government that imposed his rule was overthrown and Agatani III assumed full imperial powers.

A black-and-white portrait of Agatani III of Sequoyah wearing mid-19th century Sequoyan military officer
Sequoyan emperor Agatani III

During Agatani III's reign, the Sequoyan Empire sought to expand its diplomatic relations in an attempt to modernize the country. Agatani III believed that the empire's defeat in the Great Surian War demonstrated that it needed to reform and modernize to not fall behind the rest of the world. He also attempted to improve the monarchy's public image as it had been negatively impacted by the empire's defeat in the Great Surian War by granting Sequoyan citizens certain rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of worship. Agatani III reformed the Imperial Army in 1852, established the Imperial Armed Forces and disbanding the Alisdelvdodi. He was assassinated in 1870 by a former Alisdelvdodi soldier and was succeeded by his son, Utliyuli II. Utliyuli II married Victoria de Martínez, a Creeperian princess, to strengthen Sequoyah's relations with the Empire of Creeperopolis, but this marriage caused controversy in Sequoyah as Utliyuli married a non-Sequoyan and a Catholic.

Early republican era

A painting depicting the 1876 proclamation of the Republic of Sequoyah
Proclamation of the Republic of Sequoyah by Atohi Waya (1897)

Utliyuli II suppressed a rebellion in Asequi that sought to overthrow him in 1871. Caprican, Cheyall, and Navaja forces sought to take advantage of the situation caused by Utliyuli II's controversial marriage and break away from the empire. The Imperial Armed Forces fought to keep the empire together. On 17 February 1876, high-ranking officers of the Imperial Armed Forces led by Brigadier General Ahuli Kanuna led a revolution against Utliyuli II and forced his abdication. Utliyuli II and the royal family fled the country, and the leaders of the revolution proclaimed the establishment of a republic with Kanuna as its dictator until elections could be held. Kanuna won the 1876 presidential election unanimously and became the first president of Sequoyah on 20 April 1876.

Kanuna implemented several political, social, and religious reforms during his 13-year presidency. He also continued to expand Sequoyah's diplomatic relations. Kanuna governed alongside his allies in the left-wing Republican Party. His critics in the right-wing Federalist and Restorationist parties accused him of not seeking to reincorporate the breakaway states formed during the fall of the empire. These states were the Caprican Republic, the Kingdom of the Cheyall, and the Kingdom of the Navaja. Kanuna died in 1889 and was succeeded by his vice president Brigadier General Gawonii Tayanita.

Colonel Wohali Adahy of the Federalist Party won the 1894 presidential election alongside Restorationist running mate Atohi Sekiha. The Federalists and Restorationists formed a coalition to oppose the Republicans, but their relationship was troubled as the Restorationists wanted Utliyuli II's son and former crown prince Utliyuli to be installed as Emperor while Adahy and the Federalists wanted to maintain the presidential republic. In 1899, Adahy began the War of Sequoyan Reunification to rally support and unite the Federalist–Restorationist coalition. The war against the Kingdom of Cheyall initially went well for Sequoyah, but a series of military defeats in 1900 led high-ranking military officers led by Brigadier General Unaduti Atagulkalu to overthrow the government and establish a military dictatorship.

Military dictatorship

A black-and-white photograph of laborers constructing a railroad
Laborers constructing the Trans-Sequoyan Railroad
A black-and-white photograph of a gold mine
A gold mine outside Uweyulis

In 1901, Unaduti Atagulkalu was elected as President of Sequoyah and proclaimed the establishment of a second republic. Under his presidency, the Armed Forces of Sequoyah were able to reconquer the Kingdom of the Cheyall by 1906 and the Kingdom of the Navaja by 1910. On 15 April 1912, Sequoyan forces captured Monowi, the capital of the Caprican Republic, ending the War of Sequoyan Reunification. The victory led to Unaduti Atagulkalu widespread popularity among Sequoyans. He ruled Sequoyah as a benevolent dictator and granted Sequoyans various rights and privileges such as freedom of speech, freedom of worship, and freedom of movement. Despite this, the press was heavily censored and all political activity outside of the Sequoyan Unity Party was discouraged. From 1907 to 1920, the Sequoyan government built the Trans-Sequoyan Railroad along the country's southern coast and through the Inagequa Desert. The government also heavily invested in the mining industry and Sequoyah became a major exporter of natural resources such as copper, phosphate, gold, tungsten, coal, iron, and other resources.

Unaduti Atagulkalu died in 1925 and was succeeded by his vice president Brigadier General Ahuli Yalusa. Yalusa revoked rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of movement and the military dictatorship became more repressive than under Unaduti Atagulkalu. All political activity outside of the Sequoyan Unity Party was repressed but still technically allowed. Various intellectuals and opposition figures were expelled from the country or executed. Workers' rights were restricted and the military government came to be strongly allied with wealthy Sequoyan landowners who benefitted from the government's laws and regulations. During the 1920s and 1930s, a mining oligarchy developed and became one of the military dictatorships key allies in Sequoyan society. The military and oligarchs formed networks of clients and patrons to monopolize polling stations during elections to ensure that their allies won.

Yalusa died in 1942 and was succeeded by his vice president Brigadier General Wohali Cowesco. Cowesco attempted to revert Yalusa's authoritarian measures and reinstated freedom of speech and freedom of movement. This led to various Sequoyan intellectuals and opposition leaders calling on Cowesco to liberalize Sequoyan politics and implement widespread democratic reforms. Cowesco accepted these demands and allowed the leaders of the Liberal Revolution to write a new constitution. Sequoyah held free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections in 1943. The Democratic Party won both elections.

Ustya era

A black-and-white photograph of five seated men and four standing men wearing mid-20th century formal attire
Leaders of the Liberal Revolution that led to the establishment of the Third Republic of Sequoyah

The Third Republic of Sequoyah was established on 20 April 1943 when the elected officials of the 1943 elections assumed office. Onaconi Wesa was inaugurated as the seventh president of Sequoyah and Diwali Ustya became the first prime minister of Sequoyah. The Third Republic was a parliamentary system and the prime minister held executive power. Ustya's government implemented nationwide democratic reforms such as the establishment of the secret ballot, the implementation of universal suffrage, and the abolition of the voting tax. Despite these reforms, Ustya sought to solidify control over the government so that he and his allies would hold on to power indefinitely. He and his allies created a system of clients and patrons similar to the military dictatorship to ensure that allies would win key races for parliamentary seats.

Cowesco won the 1948 presidential election, but he was unable to effectively counteract Ustya's growing personalist dictatorship as the presidency was very weak and held few powers. Ustya allowed the opposition to win the presidency due to the office's weakness, instead focusing his client-patron network on winning parliamentary elections. Cowesco died in office in 1950 and Ustya assumed the presidency in an acting capacity until he was succeeded by Republican ally Atohi Adahy in 1953. The Federalist became the largest party in the parliament in the 1957 parliamentary election, but Democratic–Republican coalition still held a majority of seats.

A headshot black-and-white photograph portrait of Gawonii Atsvedy
Gawonii Atsvedy, the founder of the Fourth Republic of Sequoyah

Federalist parliamentary leader Gawonii Atsvedy won the 1958 presidential election and sought to fight Ustya's government. He used the presidency to criticize Ustya's government and call on Sequoyans to vote the Democratic–Republican coalition out of office. The Democratic–Republican coalition won the 1959 parliamentary election, but Atsvedy accused Ustya of fraud. Ustya threatened to impeach Atsvedy and attempted to convince one Federalist member of parliament to defect and vote to impeach Atsvedy. The Rakeoian government sought to take advantage of the political crisis in Sequoyah and attacked Sequoyan fishing vessels in the Asequi Channel in an attempt to assert its exclusive economic zone claim over most of the channel.

Modern history

On 19 April 1959, Atsvedy and the Sequoyan Army staged a coup that overthrew Ustya and canceled the 1959 election results. Atsvedy oversaw the drafting of a new constitution and new elections were held in 1960. Atsvedy was elected to a six-year term, and the parliament was replaced with a bicameral congress. The Federalists won control of congress and Atsvedy led the Armed Forces of Sequoyah in the Surian Fishing War against Rakeo. Sequoyah won the war with support from Creeperopolis.

Atsvedy dismantled Ustya's client-patron network and worked to reinforce the new political system of the Fourth Republic. He also sought to stabilize Sequoyah and ensure that neither a coup nor a revolution could launch a successful takeover of the government. Atsvedy and his government promoted political participation to civilians and established a strong political and democratic culture in Sequoyan society that would oppose any sort of coup. His works were undermined by the Creeperian government that supported the San Juan Liberation Forces (FLSJ) rebel group that sought the annexation of Sequoyah's Creeperian-majority territories to Creeperopolis. Atsvedy was succeeded by Agatani Degotoga in 1972. Atsvedy championed the peaceful transition of power from a Federalist to a National Party government as evidence that his democratization efforts succeeded.

Agatani Degotoga attempted to end the San Juan Insurgency through both military force and diplomacy. Agatani Degotoga also implemented land reform that quelled the remaining influence of the mining oligarchy that emerged during the military dictatorship The San Juan Insurgency ended in 1985 with the signing of the San Juan Diego Agreement by President Ahuli Ahula. Ahula's government marked the Republican Party's return to governance since the fall of the Third Republic and Federalists promoted conspiracy theories that Ahula intended to revive Ustya's dictatorship. Ahula rejected the conspiracy theories throughout his presidency. Tsiyi Degotoga's presidency saw Sequoyah grow closer to Creeperopolis in order to improve relations. By then, over a decade had passed since the San Juan Insurgency and Tsiyi Degotoga believed that Creeperian investments in Sequoyah would help boost the country's economy.

A color headshot photograph of Atohi Dustu wearing a business suit, facing forward and to the left of the viewer
General Atohi Dustu, the president of Sequoyah since 2020

Republican candidate Wohali Nashoba won the 2008 presidential election and became the first president in Sequoyan history to be of partial Tribal descent; he had Cheyall ancestry on his mother's side. The Republicans championed Nashoba's presidency as an important step in elevating the status of Tribals in Sequoyan politics. Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, the Republican Party became the party of Tribals while many Sequoyan liberals moved towards the Democratic Party. Nashoba only served one term and was succeeded by Federalist Cheasequah Waya in 2014. Waya continued Tsiyi Degotoga's pro-Creeperopolis policies, and in 2020, he announced that Sequoyah would join the Cooperation and Development Coalition (CODECO), a military and economic alliance strongly associated with Creeperopolis.

Waya was overthrown in a coup d'état led by Admiral Diwali Wesa two months after Sequoyah's accession to CODECO. Wesa withdrew Sequoyah from CODECO and his government announced that a snap election would elect a new president. Federalist candidate Usti Atagulkalu, a descendant of Unaduti Atagulkalu, won the election, but Wesa arrested Usti Atagulkalu and annulled the results. Usti Atagulkalu supporters declared the Constitutional Government of the Republic of Sequoyah (CGRS) and began the Sequoyan Civil War. CODECO militarily intervened in the civil war and installed the Reorganized Constitutional Government of the Republic of Sequoyah (RCGRS) led by General Atohi Dustu as the country's new government.[1] The RCGRS won the civil war by May 2021 and Dustu held new elections in 2022.[2] The RCGRS drafted a new constitution, beginning the Fifth Republic. Dustu won the 2022 presidential election and his allies in the National Reconstruction Party won control of several legislative and provincial offices.[3] CODECO forces withdrew in 2022 and Creeperopolis annexed the territories that the FLSJ fought for during the San Juan Insurgency.[4] The Federalist Party merged into the National Reconstruction Party in 2024,[5] and the party won full control of Congress in 2025 following the 2025 Senate election.[6]

Geography

Sequoyah is the third largest country in Sur and the twentieth largest in the world. Sequoyah has a land area of 629,659 square miles (1,630,810 km2) primarily located on the Sequoyan Peninsula, the southernmost region of mainland Sur. Sequoyah's highest point is Naatomiistak located in the Great Arapaho Massif at an elevation of 8,758 feet (2,669 m). No part of Sequoyah goes below sea level, making its ocean coastline its lowest point. Sequoyah lies between latitudes 49° and 65° S and longitudes 107° and 129° W. Sequoyah is the third southernmost country in the world after Rakeo and Lurjize.

Sequoyah only has one land border with Creeperopolis. To the east is the Asequi Channel, to the west is the Southern Ocean, and to the south is the Tierrasurian Passage (an extension of the Southern Ocean).

Topography

Sequoyah is entirely located on the Surian plate.

Sequoyah has few major lakes. Its largest lake, Lake Udugigvdi located in Itse Amequohi, has a surface area of 1,559 square miles (4,040 km2). There are some larger lakes located in the Inagequa Desert, but they are dry or seasonal lakes.

Climate

Much of western Sequoyah is a cold desert.

Natural disasters

Due to Sequoyah's southern latitudes, the country is prone to severe winter storms and blizzards. Most of these storms originate in the Southern Ocean or in Tierrasur and hit Sequoyah from the west and south. Among the most severe winter storms in Sequoyan recorded history include the Great Blizzard of 1894 and the 1932 Blizzard of the Century, each of which killed hundreds of people.

Flora and fauna

A photograph of a Asequian penguin
Asequian penguins are commonly seen along Sequoyah's southern coast.

Government and politics

Political system

A chart showing the various checks and balances between the three branches of the Sequoyan federal government
The checks and balances of the three branches of the Sequoyan federal government

Sequoyah is a federal presidential republic. The country's government and political system are established by its constitution. The current constitution, that went into effect on 20 April 2022, outlines the separation of government power into legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Each branch holds checks on the powers of the other branches. The legislative branch is led by the bicameral Congress that consists of the Senate (upper house) and the People's Assembly (lower house). All members of Congress are elected and can seek re-election indefinitely. The executive branch is led by the president of Sequoyah who is elected by a popular vote. The president can be re-elected once and serves as both the head of state and head of government. The president appoints ministers to lead the country's fourteen ministries, and these ministers are part of the cabinet of Sequoyah. The judicial branch is led by the Supreme Court of Justice of Sequoyah that consists of three chambers: constitutional, civil, and criminal. Each court consists of five justices nominated by the president and approved by Congress. The justices of the Supreme Court of Justice serve a life term; chamber presidents serve a five-year term and can be renominated indefinitely.

For most of Sequoyan history, its politics were dominated by two main political parties: the left-wing Republican Party and the right-wing Federalist Party. Both parties were banned during part of the Second Republic when Sequoyan politics was dominated by the military-led Sequoyan Unity Party. The Democratic Party dominated the Third Republic but has since become a prominent third party aligned with the Republicans. After the civil war, the National Reconstruction Party supplanted the Federalist Party's position, and the Federalists ultimately merged into the National Reconstruction Party in late 2024. The National Reconstruction Party has become the most powerful political party in Sequoyah. Some political analysts warn that Sequoyah is experiencing democratic backsliding under National Reconstruction rule and that the party is eroding Sequoyah's democratic institutions. The National Reconstruction Party's allies include the Renewed National Party that consists of former Federalists that did not participate in the merger, the Liberal Democrats for Progress and Change, and the Creeperian League. These parties are united under the banner of the Sequoyan Patriotic Alliance. The opposition, united under the banner of the National Popular Alliance, is composed of the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, the Socialist Party, and several other left-wing parties. The Democratic, Republican, National Reconstruction, and Socialist parties are collectively referred to as the Big Four.

"Sequoyah has long been a thorn in Creeperopolis' side in its quest for Surian domination. The 2020 intervention provided an excellent excuse for Creeperopolis to finally forge itself an accessible backdoor into Sequoyah's democracy."

Olivier Arsenault in the Journal of Surian Studies, Winter 2024

Sequoyah has been referred to by political analysts and political scientists as a "bastion of democracy" in Sur, pointing to the undemocratic governments that rule all other Surian countries. Quebecshirite political scientist Olivier Arsenault wrote in the Journal of Surian Studies that Sequoyan democracy "depended on appeasing Creeperopolis". He also remarked that left-wing governments especially had to ensure that they did not invoke a direct Creeperian response against them and had to moderate their political positions to be "acceptable to San Salvador". Since the 2020 intervention, Creeperopolis has held significant influence over Sequoyan politics.

Foreign relations

Sequoyah first established formal diplomatic relations with another country in 1758 when it established relations with Creeperopolis. The Sequoyan Empire under Agatani III gradually expanded its diplomatic relations, and the subsequent republican governments further expanded the country's relations. Most of Sequoyah's diplomatic relations began during the Third and Fourth Republics after the end of the military dictatorship. Sequoyah was a founding member of the Terraconserva Council of Nations (TCN). Several countries suspended relations during the Sequoyan Civil War, but most have since resumed relations.

Under the National Reconstruction Party, Sequoyah has held a pro-CODECO foreign policy. Sequoyah has been a full member of CODECO since 2022. The Sequoyan government is closely allied with Creeperopolis, Salisford, and Pavulturilor, and the countries have conducted joint-military exercises. Sequoyah's membership in CODECO is controversial domestically; right-wing parties support membership while left-wing parties oppose membership. Sequoyah initially joining CODECO in 2020 was a catalyst for the Sequoyan Civil War that broke out later that year. Prior to 2020, Sequoyan political parties had an informal agreement to keep Sequoyah neutral to avoid conflict with CODECO.

Human rights

Military

A photograph of Sequoyan Army soldiers wearing camouflage uniform and train shooting their rifles
Sequoyan Army soldiers training

The modern armed forces of Sequoyah were established on 29 February 1852 by Agatani III as a part of his military reforms after Sequoyah's defeat in the Great Surian War. The then Imperial Armed Forces were reorganized by the First Republican government on 10 June 1876 as the Armed Forces of the Republic of Sequoyah. The reorganization established the Sequoyan Army and the Sequoyan Navy. In 1880, Kanuna allowed the country's provinces to establish provincial militias that served as local gendarmeries. The Sequoyan Air Force was established on 31 May 1931. After the Sequoyan Civil War, the provincial militias were abolished and the National Guard was established on 1 June 2021 to replace the provincial militias as a national gendarmerie.

The president of Sequoyah serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The president appoints the minister of national defense, a position that is typically held by an active officer in the armed forces. The Joint Chiefs of Staff is below the president and the minister of national defense; it consists of the chiefs of the four branches' staff as well as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Galilahi Awinita is the current minister of national defense and General Galilani Gatlin is the current chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The armed forces have a four-year conscription period between the ages of 18 and 26, but Sequoyans are able to waiver active service and become a reservist if they instead attend four years of university.

The Sequoyan Army is the largest branch of the armed forces. It is also the most experienced, having fought in the most wars out of all the branches of the armed forces. Outside of combat or training, Sequoyan Army soldiers help render humanitarian aid following natural or manmade disasters and sometimes assist the country's security forces in law enforcement operations. The Sequoyan Navy patrols Sequoyah's territorial waters as well as its exclusive economic zone. The Sequoyan Air Force is responsible for transporting important government officials. The armed forces are primarily supplied by Creeperopolis and other CODECO member states and participates in military training exercises with the armed forces of CODECO members.

Administration divisions

The administrative divisions of Sequoyah consist of three levels: provinces, districts, and municipalities. There are six provinces[lower-alpha 3] each administered by a governor. The constitution of Sequoyah grants the provincial governments certain rights that makes Sequoyah a federal republic. The 125 districts function as an equivalent to a county, and districts are administered from their capital city. Every district also elects one member to the People's Assembly of Sequoyah. Municipalities serve as localized areas governed from a central city or town. Municipalities elect mayors to administer all settlements within their borders. Some municipalities have no further subdivisions, while others delegate some powers to more localized authorities. These are usually municipalities that have several settlements within their borders or municipalities that control large expanses of land.

Province Capital Largest city Population Districts Governor
Arapaho
ᎠᏩᏆᎰ
Tolikan Stsikompinit 3,083,248 13 Kilchii Sike
Cheyenne
ᏎᏰᏁ
Suhtai 6,283,539 17 Hiamovi Mohe
Eastern Sequoyah
ᎧᎸᎬᎢᏗᏢ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ
Asequi 11,077,220 35 Atsadi Yansa
Itse Amequohi
ᎢᏤ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ
Nulistanidol Uweyulis 4,655,078 15 Ahuli Tahula
Itse Ulagohisdi
ᎢᏤ ᎤᎳᎪᎯᏍᏗ
Monowi 6,400,428 20 Yansi Degotoga
Western Sequoyah
ᏭᏕᎵᎬᏗᏢ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ
Kalgaduv 7,938,324 25 Gawonii Tooantuh

Economy

A photograph of the Kalgaduv skyline
Downtown Kalgaduv, one of the financial centers of Sequoyah

Natural resources

An aerial photograph of an open-pit copper mine
An open-pit copper mine in the Inagequa District of Western Sequoyah

Mining is Sequoyah's largest economic sector, accounting for over half of its GDP output.

Industry

Agriculture

Energy

Demographics

Population

As of 2025, Sequoyah has an estimated population of 39.4 million making it the twenty-second most populous country in the world.


 
Largest cities in Sequoyah
Rank Province Pop. Rank Province Pop.
Kalgaduv
Kalgaduv
Asequi
Asequi
1 Kalgaduv Western Sequoyah 1,240,686 11 Niikoeteinisi Itse Ulagohisdi 364,429 Suhtai
Suhtai
Itse Gadu
Itse Gadu
2 Asequi Eastern Sequoyah 1,048,337 12 Itse Asequi Eastern Sequoyah 345,392
3 Suhtai Cheyenne 847,789 13 Uganawu Kalgaduv Western Sequoyah 332,558
4 Itse Gadu Eastern Sequoyah 641,676 14 Vosemahoesto Cheyenne 325,058
5 Monowi Itse Ulagohisdi 626,530 15 Nuwadale Didadolatse Itse Amequohi 313,456
6 Itse Suhtai Cheyenne 475,532 16 Stsikompinit Arapaho 310,228
7 Kanuna Gadu Itse Ulagohisdi 432,559 17 Equagadu Itse Ulagohisdi 304,639
8 Uyvtlv Kalgaduv Western Sequoyah 404,218 18 Uweyaholigadu Eastern Sequoyah 296,794
9 Uweyulis Itse Amequohi 396,382 19 Nulistanidol Itse Amequohi 280,568
10 Itse Soquinase Itse Ulagohisdi 367,639 20 Ustya Gadu Western Sequoyah 277,649

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups of Sequoyah
Ethnic groups Proportion
Sequoyan
66.38%
Cheyall
14.20%
Navaja
9.75%
Caprican
7.53%
Creeperian
1.06%
Other
1.08%

Sequoyah is ethnically diverse. Five ethnic groups in Sequoyah account for at least one percent of the population each: Sequoyans (66%), Cheyall (14%), Navaja (10%), Capricans (8%), and Creeperans (1%). Sequoyans are the largest and most influential ethnic group in the country. Most prominent politicians, military personnel, entertainers, artists, musicians, among other occupations, are Sequoyans. Cheyalls, Navaja, and Capricans compose around 32 percent of the population and are collectively known as Tribal Sequoyans. The term "Tribal Sequoyans" is an exonym coined by Sequoyans, and some Tribals prefer to be called the "First Peoples" or the "First Sequoyans" in reference to them being the descendants of the pre-diasporic Sequoyans. The Creeperans in Sequoyah are mostly descendants of colonists who lived in the Captaincy General of San Juan.

Sequoyans primarily live along the country's coastlines in Eastern Sequoyah, Itse Amequohi, Itse Ulagohisdi, and Western Sequoyah. Cheyalls primarily live in Cheyenne and northern Itse Amequohi; Navaja primarily live in northern Eastern Sequoyah and Arapaho; Capricans primarily live in inland Itse Ulagohisdi; and Creeperans primarily live in northern Eastern Sequoyah. The geographic distribution of these ethnic groups reflect the domains that they historically ruled throughout history. Other significant ethnic groups in Sequoyah include Castillianans that mostly live in northern Itse Ulagohisdi; Deltinians that mostly live in northern Eastern Sequoyah; and Rakeoians that mostly live along the coast of Eastern Sequoyah.

Languages

The Sequoyan language is the most widely spoken language in Sequoyah. An estimated 80 percent of people living in Sequoyah are able to speak the language as their primary language or as a secondary language. Sequoyan is the lingua franca of Sequoyah, and most federal government affairs are conducted in Sequoyan. The Cheyall, Navaja, and Caprican languages are the country's three Tribal languages and all have official status in certain provinces and can be spoken in provincial, district, and municipal government affairs.[lower-alpha 4] The Creeperian language is mostly spoken northern Eastern Sequoyah and is also one of the provinces' official languages. Sequoyan, Cheyall, Navaja, Caprican, and Creeperian are the five official languages of Sequoyah. Other significant minority languages include Castillianan, Deltinian, and Rakeoian.

Religion

Health and education

Culture

Art

Cinema and media

Literature

Music and dance

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Cuisine

A photograph of a bowl with kanuchi inside
A bowl of kanuchi, the national dish of Sequoyah

Sports

A photograph of men playing Sequoyan stickball
Cheyalls playing an amateur game of Sequoyan stickball, the country's most popular sport

Sport in Sequoyah is overseen by the National Directorate of Sports, a part of the Ministry of the Interior. The most popular sports in Sequoyah are Sequoyan stickball, ice hockey, and association football. All sports in Sequoyah have independent governing bodies from the National Directorate of Sports, and these governing bodies control various leagues and competitions the country.

Sequoyan stickball is the country's most popular sport. According to an opinion conducted by the Tayanita Institute in 2013, around 63 percent of Sequoyans are fans of at least one professional Sequoyan stickball team. The National Stickball League is the largest professional Sequoyan stickball league in the country and consists of 24 teams located across the country. The sport is popular with both Sequoyans and Tribals as both groups have been playing the game for centuries. Sequoyan stickball has been referred to as the "uniting sport" of Sequoyah. Ice hockey is the country's second most popular sport, and the Sequoyan Hockey League consists of 20 ice hockey teams. The Sequoyan Football League is the country's largest professional association football league. Other sports that have significant fanbases in Sequoyah include golf and baseball.

Around half of all major sporting venues in Sequoyah are maintained and administered by the National Directorate of Sports including the Gawonii Atsvedy Stadium (the largest stadium in the country), the 17 February Stadium, and Adawosgi Field. Some of the country's largest privately operated stadiums include Igvyi Adelatsunidi Stadium and Danuwaanalihi Arena.

Calendar and public holidays

A photograph of a turtle shell representing the Sequoyan calendar
The Sequoyan calendar was often represented by a Senvarian turtle shell.

Until 1858, Sequoyah used the Sequoyan calendar that consisted of 13 months of 28 days based off of the lunar cycle. Emperor Agatani III declared that the country would change to the Gregorian calendar to build closer relations to its Surian neighbors such as Castilliano, Creeperopolis, and Salisford. Agatani III commissioned a group of intellectuals to establish correlate the dates of historical events from the Sequoyan calendar to the Gregorian calendar. The change to the Gregorian calendar was gradual, but the First Republican government hastened the new calendar's implementation. The Sequoyan calendar continues to be used as a religious calendar by Tribal religions and Itsewohism.

The National Days of Public Celebration Law establishes what days are considered to be public holidays in Sequoyah. The law, originally passed in 1946, has since been amended several times with the addition of new public holidays. On public holidays, employees are required to be paid double their pay for work, educational institutions give students and staff the day off, among other stipulations. The following are all the public holidays the National Days of Public Celebration Law recognizes.

Public holiday Date Status
New Year's Day 1 January Celebrates the beginning of a new calendar year
Day of the Spider First Full Moon Celebrates the importance of fire in Tribal religions and Itsewohism
Republic Day 17 February Celebrates the establishment of the First Republic of Sequoyah
Armed Forces Day 28/29 February Celebrates the establishment of the Armed Forces of Sequoyah
National Day of Sequoyah 15 April Celebrates the reunification of Sequoyah
Presidents Day 20 April Celebrates the beginning of a new presidential year
Easter Variable Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus in Christianity
Mother's Day 10 May Celebrates Sequoyan mothers
Father's Day 17 June Celebrates Sequoyan fathers
Children's Day 1 October Celebrates Sequoyan children
Christmas 25 December Celebrates the birth of Jesus in Christianity

See also

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Notes

  1. /səˈk(w)ɔɪ.ə/, sə-K(W)OY-ə; In the official languages of Sequoyah:
    • Sequoyan: ᏍᏏᏉᏯ, transliteration: Ssiquoya; Sequoyan pronunciation: [(s)siˈkʷoja]
    • Cheyall: ᓶᑼᔃ, transliteration: Sekosha; Cheyall pronunciation: [seˈkoʃa]
    • Navaja: ᓯᖾᔦ, transliteration: Sekoya; Navaja pronunciation: [seˈkoja]
    • Caprican: ᓭᑯᔦ, transliteration: Sekoye; Caprican pronunciation: [sɛˈkɔjɛ]
    • Creeperian: Սեծոյա, transliteration: Secoya; Creeperian pronunciation: [seˈkoʝa]
  2. In the official languages of Sequoyah:
    • Sequoyan: ᎠᏰᎵᎤᏙᏢ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ, Ayeliudotlv Ssiquoya; [ajeli.u̜ˈtot͡ɬə̃ (s)siˈkʷoja]
    • Cheyall: ᒹᐦᐒᐌᒫᐆᔃᓊ ᓶᑼᔃ, transliteration: Mȧho'emaosané Sekosha; Cheyall pronunciation: [m(a)xo.ɛma.osaˈne seˈkoʃa]
    • Navaja: ᖲᒣᑯᓱᐡᒐᖱᔈᒪᒐ ᐨᓱ ᓯᖾᔦ, transliteration: Ótapisinmoistóm tsi Sekoya; Navaja pronunciation: [ˈotapisinmojsˈtom t͡si seˈkoja]
    • Caprican: ᓭᐃᐁᑌᐃᐟ ᓭᑯᔦ, transliteration: See'eteet Sekoye; Caprican pronunciation: [sɪ.ɛˈtɪt sɛˈkɔjɛ]
    • Creeperian: Րեպղբլիծա դե Սեծոյա, transliteration: República de Secoya; Creeperian pronunciation: [reˈpublika ðe seˈkoʝa]
  3. The six provinces of Sequoyah are Arapaho, Cheyenne, Eastern Sequoyah, Itse Amequohi, Itse Ulagohisdi, and Western Sequoyah.
  4. The Cheyall language is official in Cheyenne; the Navaja language is official in Arapaho and Eastern Sequoyah; and the Caprican language is official in Itse Ulagohisdi and Western Sequoyah.

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External links

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