Hephthalite Empire

Hephthalite Empire
Location Properties
Continent	Asia
Naming Properties
Demonym	Hephthalite Empire
Base Statistics
City Count	138
Square City Count	13
Base Population	64,628,351
Consumers Required to Upkeep	64.62
Base Income ($)	3,444,547
Base Manpower Capacity	1,292,568
Requirements
Starting Nation(s)	Tajikistan
Required Entities to Form	Tajikistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan
Exclusive Formable(s)	Kushan Empire
Achievements
Stability Gain	10
Interface
Decision Name	Restore Hephthalite control
Decision Name	Restore Hephthalite control
Decision Description	Almost 2 millennia ago, we were a very powerful empire that dominated Central Asia and then we collapsed into several small states in our lost memory, now we reunite our lost empire to dominate Central Asia once again!
Decision Description	Almost 2 millennia ago, we were a very powerful empire that dominated Central Asia and then we collapsed into several small states in our lost memory, now we reunite our lost empire to dominate Central Asia once again!
Title	Restore Hephthalite control
Title	Restore Hephthalite control
Description	Almost 2 millennia ago, we were a very powerful empire that dominated Central Asia and then we collapsed into several small states in our lost memory, now we reunite our lost empire to dominate Central Asia once again!
Description	Almost 2 millennia ago, we were a very powerful empire that dominated Central Asia and then we collapsed into several small states in our lost memory, now we reunite our lost empire to dominate Central Asia once again!
Enclosure	Excellent!
Enclosure	Excellent!
Resources
Aluminum	1
Aluminum	1
Chromium	3
Chromium	3
Copper	3.21
Copper	3.21
Gold	20.96
Gold	20.96
Iron	5.32
Iron	5.32
Oil	48.8
Oil	48.8
Phosphate	2.22
Phosphate	2.22
Tungsten	4.44
Tungsten	4.44
Uranium	1
Uranium	1
Electronics	16
Electronics	16
Misc
Suggested By	gnatbytes1

“	Almost 2 millennia ago, we were a very powerful empire that dominated Central Asia and then we collapsed into several small states in our lost memory, now we reunite our lost empire to dominate Central Asia once again!	„
	— Description of forming Hephthalite Empire

The Hephthalite Empire is a formable located in Central/South Asia . It borders Kazakhstan, China, India and Iran. It is also an Exclusive formable with the Kushan Empire.

Required Nations

The nations required to form the Hephthalite Empire are: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. They have notably rough terrain which can make forming this formable relatively tedious.

Background

The Hephthalites, sometimes called the White Huns, were a people who lived in Central Asia and South Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries. Militarily important during 450 to 560, they were based in Bactria and expanded east to the Tarim Basin, west to Sogdia and south through Afghanistan to Pakistan and parts of northern India. They were a tribal confederation and included both nomadic and settled urban communities. They were part of the four major states known collectively as Xyon (Xionites) or Huna, being preceded by the Kidarites, and succeeded by the Alkhon and lastly the Nezak. All of these peoples have often been linked to the Huns who invaded Eastern Europe during the same period, and/or have been referred to as "Huns", but there is no consensus among scholars about such a connection.

The stronghold of the Hephthalites was Tokharistan on the northern slopes of the Hindu Kush, in what is present-day northeastern Afghanistan. By 479, the Hephthalites had conquered Sogdia and driven the Kidarites westwards, and by 493 they had captured parts of present-day Dzungaria and the Tarim Basin in what is now Northwest China. They expanded into Pakistan as well.^[8]

The sources for Hephthalite history are poor and historians' opinions differ. There is no king-list and historians are not sure how they arose or what language they spoke. The Sveta Huna who invaded Pakistan are probably the Hephthalites, but the exact relation is not clear. They seem to have called themselves Ebodalo (ηβοδαλο, hence Hephthal), often abbreviated Eb (ηβ), a name they wrote in the Bactrian script on some of their coins. The origin of the name "Hephthalites" is unknown, possibly from either a Khotanese word *Hitala meaning "Strong" or from postulated Middle Persian *haft āl "the Seven".

Economy and Manpower

With a population of 64,628,351, the Hephthalite Empire is given a manpower cap of 1,292,568. This source of manpower is semi-reliable, but due to the nation's neighbors it can be considered somewhat low. It's income is 3,444,547, which makes it's economy superior compared to nations like Iran.

Geography

Terrain

The Hephthalite Empire is flat in western Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, with some Hilly terrain in South Western Pakistan. There are also Semi-Mountainous areas in the rest of Afghanistan, Northern Pakistan, South Eastern Tajikistan and Western Uzbekistan. The Mountainous areas are located in Central, Northern and Eastern Afghanistan, most of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Biome

Most of the formable is Arid with the exception of the Uzbek panhandle, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and North Eastern Pakistan, which lack a biome.

Cities

The Hephthalite Empire has 138 cities. Its capital is Dushanbe, the capital of its starting country, Tajikistan. Its largest city, however, is Karachi.

Resources

The Hephthalite Empire produces:

• 1 unit of Aluminum
• 3 units of Chromium
• 3 units of Copper
• 19 units of Gold
• 5 units of Iron
• 45 units of Oil
• 2 Units of Phosphate
• 4 units of Tungsten

Threats

• India could take Pakistan and Afghanistan for the Maurya Empire.
• Pakistan or Afghanistan expanding into Central Asia.
• Iran trying to form Persian Empire or Khwarazmian Dynasty.
• Russia has to conquer Central Asia to form the Soviet Union or the Russian Empire.
• China or Manchuria invading Kyrgyzstan to form the Qing Dynasty
• Other Central Asian nations trying to form Turkestan or any other formable they might have.
• Any Islamic nation trying to form the Islamic Caliphate needs Afghanistan and Pakistan to form.

Trivia

• The Hephthalite Empire and Kushan Empire used to not be exclusive, letting you form one after another.

Removed
North America
South America	• • • Patagonia
Europe	• • • • • • •
Asia	• Assyria • • • • • • • • • •
Africa	• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Oceania	• •