Adate

Adate, officially the Adate Republic or Adate Jetiise in the native language, is a nation in Southern Kesh, located to the west of Cagayan and to the northeast of Heiban. The nation is divided into 31 provinces covering an area of X square kilometers and with a population of X people. The capital and largest city is Imsalon, the capital of the Imsalon Province.

The Adate Republic is a relatively young nation, only having been formed in 1946 with the signing of the Second Adate Constitution. Before the formation of the republic, Adate was an absolute monarchy from the union of the provinces in 1420 until the First Adate Constitution in 1856, after which the power of the monarch was slightly limited by an elected parliament. After the Second Adate Constitution was signed, the republican government rebuilt the nation to be a modern society with a focus on building peaceful and prosperous relationships with its neighboring nations.

Pre-Kingdom
Before the Adate Kingdom was formed in 1420, the various provinces ruled themselves as smaller kingdoms. The provinces, while sharing a common language, religion, and culture, were independent of each other and would often fight wars against each other, constantly changing the borders. The last war between the provinces, known to historians as the Unification War, lasted from 1410 until the official Adate Unification and formation of the Adate Kingdom in 1420.

Adate Unification
On July 10, 1420, the Adate Unification was ratified by the provincial lords and Lord Katzugemori of Imsalon was crowned as the first King of Adate. The other provincial lords swore fealty to King Katzugemori and became his feudal subjects. Over the rest of his reign as King, Katzugemori oversaw the rebuilding of Adate, repairing the damage left on the provinces by the Unification War. King Katzugemori would die in 1473, leaving the throne to his son, Atsusperi.