Timeline of Okataian History

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=Legendary Times=

=225 - 463 Ran period=


 * The Ran Period corresponds to a moment where three large states of Koun, Nam and Jun were formed


 * During the Ran period, an aristocratic society with militaristic rulers developed. The period was a critical stage in Oka's evolution into a cohesive, recognized state. The society was most developed in the northern Koun region. Okataian rulers petitioned the Chinese court for confirmation of royal titles.


 * While the rulers' title was officially "King", they called themselves "Ōkimi" (大王, "Great King") during this period. Inscriptions on two swords (the Inariyama and Eta Funayama Swords) read Amenoshita Shiroshimesu (治天下; "ruling Heaven and Earth") and Ōkimi, indicating that the rulers invoked the Mandate of Heaven


 * During the subsequent Ran period, most of Oka gradually unified under three kingdom. The symbol of the growing power of the new leaders typified by the turtleback burial mounds.


 * Kou Attempted to war with Hayato in modern day Teiko.


 * The rulers of the three states were a hereditary line of Kings. The rulers extended their power through Oka by military conquest, but their preferred method of expansion was to convince local leaders to accept their authority in exchange for positions of influence in the government.


 * Craftsmen and scholars from China and the Three Kingdoms of Korea played an important role in transmitting continental technologies and administrative skills to Oka during this period


 * The period ended when the state of Jun was conquered by the state of Kou, and both leaders of Namku and Kouku seek the title of Emperor

=463 - 821 Ni Period=


 * The Nan Period corresponds to a moment where Oka was divided into two polities seeking recognition as the Okataian Empire
 * It is a period characterized by efficient methods of governing based on Confucian principles in both states imported from Korean and China
 * In Nam the government was organized as "Three Departments and Six Ministries" to separately draft, review, and implement policies. These departments were run by royal family members as well as scholar officials who were selected by imperial examinations.
 * In Kou "Kana systems" ensured people serving in the military received land and households
 * In late Nan period, there were ineffective and corrupt rulers and officials allowing regional warlords to trigger widespread revolts around the country.
 * The Five Families period, lasted from 781 to 821. During these forty years, Oka was in all respects a multi-state system. Five regimes, namely, Genjo, Eishi, Kinji, Shino and Aoi.
 * There were mass southward migrations of population, which further enhanced the southward shift of cultural and economic centers in Oka.
 * Shime Aki would eventually annihilate the remains of the five families and fully unify Oka for the first time.
 * The Nan Period ends when Shime Aki proclames himself unilateral Emperor of Oka in 821

=821 - 1241 Ka Period=


 * The Ka period begins as the Aki Dynasty unifies most of Oka and Shime Aki proclames himself emperor


 * During the reign of Iseri Aki between 1085 and 1102 the state enters a new a period of peace during which it focused on it's trade with neighboring nations. The Ka Emperors took over the provincial administration system of the Nan period, and the nineteen provinces are the precursors of the modern provinces.

=1241 - 1458 Sen Period=


 * The Sen Period begins with Seto Yoo becoming Emperor of Oka


 * Oka experienced a golden age that lasted a century, during which a new writing system was completed, and there were great developments in printing and publishing, promoting learning and dispersing knowledge on philosophy, literature, religion, and science; by 1300, there were 15 universities that produced famous scholars and scientists.


 * Urbanization increased as the population grew and as the division of labor grew more complex. Large urban centers, such as Oishi, Hsagu and Rena, also contributed to the growth of private industry. In particular, small-scale industries grew up, often specializing in paper, silk, cotton, and porcelain goods. For the most part, however, relatively small urban centers with markets proliferated around the country. Town markets mainly traded food, with some necessary manufactures such as pins or oil.


 * The Sen Period is said to be both one the brightest, and darkest time in Oka's history.

=1458 - 1712 Koei Period=


 * Former Grand Secretary Mitsue Moriai instated a new Emperor, Sano Koei a distant cousin of Sone Yoo and ruler of Koun Province around Renagawa. The prevailing philosophy throughout the Son period was Neo-Confucianism, which was epitomized by the Umai class, scholars who passed up positions of wealth and power to lead lives of study and integrity.


 * During the Koei period, both Sengen class and Umai class had positions of power, causing many disagreements and clashes thus making governing complicated. During the 15th and 16th centuries, Oka enjoyed many benevolent rulers who promoted education and science. Most notable among them was empress Hanru Koei (r. 1484–1520), who promulgated Oto-Go Writing, a new Okataian alphabet. This golden age saw great cultural and scientific advancements, including in printing, meteorological observation, astronomy, calendar science, ceramics, military technology, geography, cartography, medicine, and agricultural technology, some of which were unrivaled elsewhere.


 * The Koei Period is often referred to as the restoration of the Yoo Dynasty and Sen Period

=1712 - 1848 Keiji Period=


 * The fall of the Son period was cuased by the Emperor's Soetsu early death at the age of 7, this led to a distant cousin, Moru Keiji to access the throne. Keiji's poitical stance followed the Son's neo-confusian teaching, and incorporated Kon Bakin's newer reformed Tansei school. The Kei period is characterized by Oka's opening to the occident through the Chizu reforms led by Minister Kugo Chizu

=1848 - 1910 Jin Period=

=1910 - 1945 Haji Period=


 * Following Imperial Japan’s victory in the Russo-Japanese War, with its subsequent withdrawal of Russian influence, and the Taft–Katsura Agreement, in which the United States allegedly agreed not to interfere with Japan in matters concerning The Japonic Archipelago and Korea, the Japanese government sought to formalize its sphere of influence in the region.


 * Delegates of both Empires met in Oishi to resolve differences in matters pertaining to Oka’s future foreign policy; however, with the Okataian Imperial palace under occupation by Japanese troops, and the Imperial Japanese Army stationed at strategic locations throughout Oka, the Okataian side was at a distinct disadvantage in the discussions.


 * After the annexation, Japan set out to repress Okataian traditions and culture, and to develop and implement policies primarily for the Japanese benefit. Its officials constructed European-styled transport and communication networks across the nation in order to extract resources and labor. The banking system was consolidated and the Okataian currency abolished. The Japanese removed the Kei hierarchy, destroyed much of the Oishi palace, and replaced it with the government office building


 * The emperor signed a treaty allowing Japanese to modify the school curriculum was radically modified to eliminate teaching in the Okataian language and history. The Okataian language was banned, Okataians were forced to adopt Japanese names, and newspapers were prohibited from publishing in Okataian. Numerous Okataian cultural artifacts were destroyed or taken to Japan and Teiko. Okataian women became de-facto prostitutes and could not refuse Japanese men. According to an investigation by the later Okataian government, 83,586 cultural assets were taken from Oka. since then only Teiko have returned the entirety of the possessions.


 * The period is often called the the 35 years of shame

=1945 - 1979 Shin Period=


 * In the immediate aftermath of World War II, post-war economic conditions compounded with the then-ongoing Revolution caused severe inflation across Oka, made worse by disastrous currency reforms and corruption. This gave way to the reconstruction process and new reforms. Emperor Poemu, aged only 22 commited suicide in 1947. The passivity of the Emperor and the royal leaders against Japanese rule was considered high treason, and led to a nationwide revolt against them in 1945 and the mass murder of royalists, one of Oka's most violent revolution where over a thousand people died. Hino Osamu led the revolt.


 * Hino Osamu and his follower Naoto Shuda implemented a far-reaching and highly successful land reform program on Oka during the 1950s. The 375 Rent Reduction Act alleviated tax burden on peasants and another act redistributed land among small farmers and compensated large landowners with commodities certificates and stock in state-owned industries. Although this left some large landowners impoverished, others turned their compensation into capital and started commercial and industrial enterprises.


 * From 1950 to 1965, Oka received a total of $1.5 billion in economic aid and $2.4 billion in military aid from the United States. In 1961 all American aid ceased when Oka had established a solid financial base. Having accomplished that, Junpo Chawan started state projects such as the Ten Major Construction Projects that provided the infrastructure for building a strong export-driven economy. Oka has developed steadily into a major international trading power with more than $550 billion in two-way trade and one of the highest foreign exchange reserves in the world. Tremendous prosperity on the archipelago was accompanied by economic and social stability. Oka's phenomenal economic development earned it a spot as one of the Seven Asian Tigers

=1979 Masao Period=