Hireno

Hireno (Tilennan: ; : Irène ) is a free in Central Tilenno, located within the Federal Area on the river delta between Gantes and Atriva. It functions as the region of the Federation of Tilenno. With a population of almost 5 million in 2018, it is the second most populous city-state within the Federation. it is home to the second largest metropolitan area, which is called Hireno as well. It mainly consists of the central island Hireno Island and two river banks East and West Bank. The city-state also includes multiple smaller islands. The region is sometimes refered to as the the Pural State. It borders Tèsares in the south, Sirenes in the east and Kertae in the west.

The name of the city-state comes from the city of Hireno, the second largest metropolitan area in Tilenno, which itself derived its name from the first king of Hireno, Hirenes I Nàteicho. Hireno is in contrast to other Tilennan city-states not dived up into smaller municipalities but rather opts for districts, which themselves are grouped into 5 cantons. The center of Hireno, where the Pural Palace is located, is district 1, the other districts spiral out from there.

Hireno is mainly known for being the capital of Tilenno and thereor has a lot of Federal and Cultural institutions located within its borders. Some notable sites within the city-state are the Pural Palace, the Twin Pillars, Modesty Temple, Museum of the Eternal Sun, Stadae Enesho Nerates peak and Parliament. Hireno is a cultural hot-spot and home to many of Tilanno's finest museums and landmarks.

History

 * see also: History of Tilenno



Ancient History
Hireno was founded by Daemo Kires around 1200 BCE following anecdotes from the state archive. The original name of the region and city have been lost although there have been accounts of a large city named Xaese in the Gantian Delta from around 900 BCE and onwards. But there is no archaeological evidence that Xaese and Hireno were the same city. The popular theory is that Xaese was wiped away in a flood and the people then migrated towards Hireno, making it the more powerful state. Some even claim Xaese is actually were the city of Ganteso now is located.

Hireno can be described as the most stubborn and independent city-state of Tilenno History. It was never affraid to use its strategic position on the only passage way from the lake of Gantes to the sea of Atriva as a leverage point to advance its own goals. This tactic led to a lot of strife within the region with the other city-states often trying to overthrow the city-state, which mostly failed. Most notable Hireno was successful in cutting of trade to Glikaero in the War of Seas even to the states that weren't hostile to the islands. This forced Atriva as a whole in a disadvantaged position and led to the eventual triumph of the Gantian-Làmosan Axis.

In 1121 The Hirenean Dynasty was established with the first king of Hireno Hirenes I Nàteicho claiming the throne. The Nàteicho dynasty is still the ruling dynasty of Tilenno and is celebrating its 900th birthday soon.

During most of it's ancient history Hireno managed to stay independent from the other large powers like the three dynasties, using their struggles to their advantage. The only few times Hireno was subjugated to the rule of others was during the brief occupation of the Làgorians and during the first Purity. For this exact reason Hireno was the most reluctant to join the Confederacy put in place to resist the colonial advances of Vallis. The Confederacy knew they'd be weak without Hireno on their side and therefor needed them to join. But Hireno, coming from a long line of independence and self-rule was not willing to give up its identity and royal dynasty that easily. The Confederacy knew that a war against Hireno would be a bad move as it would leave everyone in a weaker position and open the doors for Vallisian conquest. So on 3 March 1556 a deal was struck between Hireno and the Confederacy. Hireno would join but as the de facto capital and always staying its own entity within the union, it was also allowed to keep its royal dynasty as the symbolic rulers of the entire Confederacy. This marked the start of the Royal Confederacy of Tilenno and is often seen as the starting point for the modern Tilennan state.

Other states weren't particularly happy with their dynasties becoming subjugated under the Hirenean one, but with the Vallisians approaching they didn't really have a choice and were forced to accept it. As long as the Vallisians were on Tilenno's doorstep the rule of the Hirenean dynasty was never really challenged as it would probably cause an internal war. When almost 2 centuries later the Confederacy reunited with the colonised part, the discussion slowly started to climb up again. But at this point the Hirenean monarchs were already cemented in Tilennan culture and the movement to remove the Hirenean dynasty never gained much traction.



Modern History
It was only when pures Seinae II declared the Second Purity of Tilenno on 1 May 1857 that people wanted to get rid of the Hirenean Dynasty once again. This combined with large social inequality and a general wave of modernization hitting the region of Perela, with Osorra starting its process of Yarovafication, made it so that the populous wanted to overthrow the old regime and start a modern state. Most islands and french speaking regions as well as Umia positioned themslefs as Liberalists and anti-Royalist, while most of the mainland didn't want change and were on the side of Hireno. This conflict eventually eripted in the Civil War of Tilenno. THe Royalists came out victorious and so the Hirenean dynasty could continue on. In the process however all the children of Pures Hirenes V were killed, leaving him with no heirs. This was solved by him adopting Lisaero Pèreino, renamed to Àreino II.

The years after the Civil War were quite prosperous for the city of Hireno and the population grew significantly. This however changed with the start of the Osorra-Tilenno War. THe goal of the Osorrans was to marchs to the capital and take it. The region of Sirenes became the beattlegorund of the war for this reason. The government of Xàreisae Couraede decided to evacuate out of the capital eraly on and go towards Ennia in the northern mountains. While the capital was never captured it underwent heavy bombing and damge. The nearby city of Bores also got nuked. Hireno in contrast to Sirenes was one of the regions to be quickly rebuilt after the war, especially with the funds received from the North-South Concordant.

Nowadays Hireno remains the second largest city of Tilenno not far behind Glikaero. It is predicted Hireno will surpass 5 million inhabitants in the next few years as well. In contrast to Glikaero, the economic center, Hireno is more seen as the cultural center of Tilenno with a plethora of museums, monuments, temples and palaces to visit.

Geography
something about the delta and city

Cantons and Districts
The City-State of Hireno has a different political structure than the other city-states due to its special status as capital region of the federation. It is subdivided into 30 districts marked with Tilenno-Roman numerals. The count starts in the traditional city center, where the imperial palace is located and the districts spiral out from there. Each district belongs also to one of the five cantons: Hireno Island, West Bank, East Bank, West Hireno or East Hireno. The cantons carry a low amount of political weight, only being really important during the election season for the reporting of result. Nevertheless theey serve as a important indicator of the different subregions within Hireno. Hireno Island is seen as the true city as it was the founding place and also the location of most landmarks and cultural sites. Especially District I to VII are seen as the real city center. West Bank is seen as the sketchy and more poor region of Hireno. District XII in particular is reffered to as the Ghetto District. East Bank on the other hand is the rich area of Hireno and where one can find a lot of parks, palaces and high society cultural activities. West BAnk is the more rural area of Hireno, even though it is still quite urbanised, the airport is also located here. Lastly East Bank is often called the Burgeousie Backyard as it is home to a lot of sport parks and beautiful scenery close-by to the rich areas.

List of Districts
Canton of Hireno Island
 * District I - The Imperial District


 * District II - The Commercial District


 * District III - The Political District


 * District IIV - The Spiritual District


 * District IV - The Cultural District


 * District V - The Alternative District


 * District VI - The Garden District


 * District VII - The Student District


 * District VIII - The Vallisian District


 * District IIX - The Christian District


 * District IX - The Business District


 * District X - The Akitei District


 * District XI - The Harbor District

Canton of West Bank
 * District XII - The Ghetto District


 * District XIII - The Grand Station District


 * District XIIV - The Vartaene Hill District


 * District XIV - The Beach District

Canton of East Bank
 * District XV - The Popular District


 * District XVI - The Rich District


 * District XVII - The Theme Park District

Canton of West Hireno
 * District XVIII - The Murder District


 * District XIIX - The Quiet District


 * District XIX - The Sculptor's District


 * District XX - The Party District


 * District XXIIV - The Lake District


 * District XXIV - The Farm District


 * District XXV - The Airport District

Canton of East Hireno
 * District XXI - The Palace District


 * District XXII - The Sports District


 * District XXIII - The River District