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What type of government system did the Numian Empire have?
What type of government system did the Numian Empire have?
Who selected the Senior Elder in the traditional Numian system?
Who selected the Senior Elder in the traditional Numian system?
What was the relationship like between the Boma people and the Numians?
What was the relationship like between the Boma people and the Numians?
What was the title of the Boma leader in their own language?
What was the title of the Boma leader in their own language?
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What was the general practice at village, regional, and kingdom levels when making decisions in Numia?
What was the general practice at village, regional, and kingdom levels when making decisions in Numia?
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What was the main reason for the British to create Equatania out of Northern Numia?
What was the main reason for the British to create Equatania out of Northern Numia?
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Why did the British view the King's attacks as acts of terrorism?
Why did the British view the King's attacks as acts of terrorism?
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What led to Equatania City being known as 'the jewel of Numia'?
What led to Equatania City being known as 'the jewel of Numia'?
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How did the Boma take advantage of English colonization?
How did the Boma take advantage of English colonization?
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What was significant about Equatania's development as a port city?
What was significant about Equatania's development as a port city?
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Study Notes
Pre-Colonial Period
- Numia was a large and prosperous country, known for its functioning democracy, which pre-dated its European counterparts.
- The local Council of Elders, comprising men of a certain age from each village, selected a Senior Elder who acted as a kind of mayor and councillor to a regional Chief.
- Regional Chiefs were Senators to a Numian king chosen from among them, and allegiance to the king was expected of all Numians, with much regional and local autonomy.
- Decisions were mostly made by consensus at village, regional, and kingdom levels.
Numia and the Boma
- Numia was inhabited by the Numa people, but it also attracted many ethnic minorities, with the largest group being the Boma.
- The relationship between the Numa and the Boma was historically ambiguous, with differing views on the level of autonomy and independence.
- The Boma leader was referred to as a 'Chief' by the Numians, but a 'King' in the Boma language, with no practical implications.
Colonial Period
- Numia was an early colony of Great Britain, with the territories being put under direct colonial administration.
- The Numian territories were divided into Northern and Southern Numia, separated by the Numa River.
- The King and Numian Chiefs resisted British colonisation, with the King fleeing to the forest to organise resistance and attacks against the British.
- The British viewed the King's attacks as terrorism and brutally suppressed them, eventually tracking down and murdering the King and his extended royal family.
Equatania
- The Boma took advantage of English colonisation to cement their independence from the Numian kingdom, with the Boma King petitioning the British Crown for protectorate status.
- The territory that is now Equatania was carved out of Northern Numia for the Boma, including a Numian chieftaincy and four minor Boma chieftaincies.
- Equatania's southern border is the Numa River, with the Numian Sea to the west and Northern Numia to the north and east.
- Equatania City became a cosmopolitan city, known as "the jewel of Numia," with a sophisticated commercial code and judicial tribunals, attracting trading and mining companies, and eventually the first university in the region.
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Test your knowledge about the history of Equatania, a country with roots in the Numian Empire. Learn about the political structure, democracy, and governance systems of Numia through this quiz.
