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| regional_languages          = {{hlist |[[Otuzoghuz language|Otuzoghuz]] |[[Zyirnya language|Zyirnya]] |[[|Aicun language|Aicun]] | [[Rimian]]}}

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The ethnonym "Tergen" means "people of the carts". The name "Tergynia" in its current form was first attested by Serrian merchants in the 12th century. The medieval Serrian term "Tergyn" is derived from the Old Otghuz term "Tergin", which was ultimately loaned from the Tergyns' original ethnonym.

The name Tergynia means the "Land of the Tergynians" in Latin. The origin of the Tergynian word "Tergen" comes from the Tergynian word for cart "Tereg".

==History==

==History==

{{Main|History of Yinshan|Timeline of Yinshanese history}}

{{Main|History of Tergynia|Timeline of Tergynian history}}

===Prehistory===

===Prehistory===

===Antiquity===

===Antiquity===

{{Further|Tergynian Antiquity}}

{{Further|Tergynian Antiquity}}

The !Saka and !Sogdian tribes established a network of city states and kingdoms along Tergynia's western coast that interacted with various civilizations in the Nuntic sea. On the eastern coast, some !Yeniseian and !Tangut peoples established sea-faring societies. In between the seas, proto-Tergyn and Rimians lived together on the steppe, until the Rimians were driven from the steppe and into the mountains for a variety of reasons, including conflict with the proto-Tergyns. In 200 BC, one of the only remaining !Yeniseian steppe nomads established the !Xiongnu steppe confederacy, which layed the foundations for a string of nomadic empires to occupy central and eastern Tergynia.

The Āṣṇi and Nayati tribes established a network of city states and kingdoms along Tergynia's western coast that interacted with various civilizations in the Nuntic sea. On the eastern coast, some Bo'ku and Zyirnya peoples established sea-faring societies. In between the seas, proto-Tergynic peoples and Rimians lived together on the steppe, until the Rimians were driven from the steppe and into the mountains. In 200 BC, one of the only remaining Bo'ku steppe pastoralists established the Bo'ku steppe confederacy, which laid the foundations for a string of nomadic empires to occupy central and eastern Tergynia.

===Middle Ages===

===Middle Ages===

By the 300s, the !Eastern Iranic kingdoms were in decline due to constant warfare, conflict with nomadic groups, and climate change.

By the 300s, the Āṣṇi and Nayati kingdoms were in decline due to constant warfare, conflict with nomadic groups, and climate change.

The first instance of Qijaric migration into the territory of Tergynia was around 400 when Xuroghur tribes migrated into southwestern Tergynia. In the 800s, various Manichaean Qijaric tribes fled central Cancodia after being forced out by other Qijaric tribes that converted to Islam and reorganized themselves into the Otoghuz Confederation in southwestern Tergynia. The Otoghuz absorbed the Xuroghur and conquered the declining !Sogdian and !Saka kingdoms.

The first instance of Qijaric migration into the territory of Tergynia was around 400 when Xuroghur tribes migrated into southwestern Tergynia. In the 800s, various Manichaean Qijaric tribes fled central Cancodia after being forced out by other Qijaric tribes and reorganized themselves into the Otghuz Confederation in southwestern Tergynia. The Otghuz absorbed the Xuroghur and conquered the declining Nayati and Āṣṇi kingdoms.

====Tergyn Empire====

====Tergyn Empire====

{{Main|Tergyn Empire}}

{{Main|Tergyn Empire}}

====Post-empire====

====Post-empire====

{{Main|Tergyn Khaganate}}

{{Main|Tergyn Khaganate}}

In 1583, Ormus Khagan of the Gurbad united the Tergyn tümens once more and reorganized the Tergyn confederation into the Tergyn Khaganate. Because of the Gurbad's !Mongolic origins, the court language is based on !Middle Mongol with some Old Tergyn loanwords because of its prestigious use in the Tergyn Empire.

In 1583, Ormus Khagan of the Merged Hayad united the Tergyn tümens once more and founded the Tergyn Khaganate. Ormus' Toganjin clan was Duqa in origin, but had adopted Merged customs.

Tavantömör, son of Ölziit Khagan, was fascinated by the culture and structure of the civilizations of Tergynia's southern neighbours. This fascination fueled his ambition to reform the Tergyn Khaganate into a centralized, settled empire. When Tavantömör was elected by the huraldai to be khagan in 1668, he started a series of reforms to establish permanent settlements throughout the khaganate and encouraged settled tribes to take up agriculture. Tavantömör hired skilled advisors from Lanhuanan to plan cities, establish codified laws, found universities, and to introduce agriculture to the settlements. Due to several disastrous zuds that killed many tribes' livestock, several tribes moved into the settlements and took up agriculture. Initially, Tavantömör was hesitant about forcing unwilling tribes to settle, however when the Merged raided the settlement of Böh, Tavantömör issued a decree to forcefully settle the Merged and all remaining fully-nomadic tribes. This ignited a 10 year civil war that saw nearly half of the noyons take up arms against the khagan. The rebelling tribes managed to win the siege of Chichihari and forced the Khagan and his allies to retreat to the city of Hardalai on the Nuntic coast. The rebelling armies sieged Hardalai, but due to fresh reinforcements, better fortifications, and firearms from the southern nations, the rebels were forced to retreat to their camps. Tavantömör lead his army to engage the demoralized rebels and completely decimated them. All of the rebelling noyons were executed by horses trampling on them. Tavantömör, with the support of his reformist allies, abolished the huraldai system, which was the start of the absolutist rule of his dynasty. He exiled most of the remaining fully-nomadic tribes into the northern mountains, where they still remain. Tribes that practiced transhumance were treated with great leniency.

Tavantömör, son of Ölziit Khagan, was fascinated by the culture and structure of the civilizations of Tergynia's southern neighbours. This fascination fueled his ambition to reform the Tergyn Khaganate into a centralized, settled empire. When Tavantömör was elected by the huraldai to be khagan in 1668, he started a series of reforms to establish permanent settlements throughout the khaganate and encouraged settled tribes to take up agriculture. Tavantömör hired skilled advisors from Lanhuanan to plan cities, establish codified laws, found universities, and to introduce agriculture to the settlements. Due to several disastrous zuds that killed many tribes' livestock, several tribes moved into the settlements and took up agriculture. Initially, Tavantömör was hesitant about forcing unwilling tribes to settle, however when the Merged raided the settlement of Böh, Tavantömör issued a decree to forcefully settle the Merged and all remaining fully-nomadic tribes. This ignited a 10 year civil war that saw nearly half of the noyons take up arms against the khagan. The rebelling tribes managed to win the siege of Chichihari and forced the Khagan and his allies to retreat to the city of Hardalai on the Nuntic coast. The rebelling armies sieged Hardalai, but due to fresh reinforcements, better fortifications, and firearms from the southern nations, the rebels were forced to retreat to their camps. Tavantömör lead his army to engage the demoralized rebels and completely decimated them. All of the rebelling noyons were executed by horses trampling on them. Tavantömör, with the support of his reformist allies, abolished the huraldai system, which was the start of the absolutist rule of his dynasty. He exiled most of the remaining fully-nomadic tribes into the northern mountains, where they still remain. Tribes that practiced transhumance were treated with great leniency.

====Dictatorship====

====Dictatorship====

In 1959, President Nergui launched a self-coup in order to establish absolute rule over Tergynia. His rule is described by historians as a paternalistic personalist dictatorship.

In 1959, President Sahla launched a self-coup in order to establish absolute rule over Tergynia. His rule is described by historians as a paternalistic personalist dictatorship.

====Democratic Republic of Tergynia====

====Democratic Republic of Tergynia====

{{Main|Languages of Tergynia|List of endangered languages in Tergynia}}

{{Main|Languages of Tergynia|List of endangered languages in Tergynia}}

Standard Tergyn is the standardized literary language used by the Tergynian government and media. It descended from Gurbad Tergyn language, the court language used by the Tergyn Khaganate which was a mix of the Chichihari dialect of !Middle Mongol and Old Tergyn. Language reforms in the Republican era introduced more native Tergyn words into the vocabulary in order to better represent the vernacular languages of the !Daur. Vernacular Tergyn dialects are not as influenced by Gurbad as the standard language is.

Standard Tergyn is the standardized literary language used by the Tergynian government and media. It is descended from the court language of the Tergyn Khaganate, which was a hybrid of the Chichihari dialect of Middle Merged and Middle Tergyn. Language reforms in the Republican era introduced more native Tergyn words into the vocabulary in order to better represent the vernacular language of the Eastern Tergynians. Vernacular Eastern Tergyn is not as influenced by Merged as the standard language is.

===Urbanization===

===Urbanization===

===Religion===

===Religion===

{{Main|Religion in Tergynia|Manichaeism|Tengrism}}

{{Main|Religion in Tergynia|Manichaeism|Tengrism}}

== Culture ==

== Culture ==

Boikoo tarkbei and poolie tarkbei are considered to be national sports of Tergynia.

Boikoo tarkbei and poolie tarkbei are considered to be national sports of Tergynia.

== See also ==

== See also ==