FiHami (Pacifica)
FiHami | |
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Anthem: Fri, Fri, Fri Hani | |
| Capital and largest city | Ha'Hani |
| Official languages | Finixi Austral |
| Recognised regional languages | Finixi Austral Saisari |
| Ethnic groups | Finixi Antarchi |
| Religion | Finixi |
| Demonym(s) | FiHami, Finixi, FiHamian |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary chiefdom |
| Finix Fi'Shi Puani Kokostali | |
| Kilaui Kuri | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
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| Establishment | |
• Freedom from the Antarchi Empire | January 1st, 2019 |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 11,515 |
| Currency | Flamethrower (F) |
| Time zone | UTC |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (CE) |
| Driving side | right |
| Internet TLD | .fih |
FiHami is a country in the Rainbow Islands.
Etymology
The name "FiHami" originally stemmed from the Finixi concept of "The ultimate kind of unity through friendship and family" which was termed Fi'Hani (lit. Fiery Unity). Upon naming the country, Ha'Coron' (lit. Highest/Holy Head) Finix Fi'Shi wrote "FiHami" in error.
History
The Great Tribal Wars (7,000(?)-5 BCE)
While the exact time of the arrival of the Finixi tribes on the Finixi isles are unknown, historians generally estimate that the first permanent settlements arrived between 10,000 and 5,000 BCE. Not much is known about the early history of the tribes, though legends in FiHami tell that the initial settlers were sea-faring groups who began building permanent villages along the coasts of FiHami, taking advantage of the plentiful fish along the island's coasts during the wet season, and the abundance of edible seaweed and migratory seabirds during the dry season. The original group of settlers eventually fragmented into 5 separate tribes, who eventually developed their own cultures, almost totally isolated from each other. Battles between the tribes became commonplace before the start of the Great Tribal War.
The date of the Great Tribal War's beginning is unknown, though carbon dating of artifacts found around the base of Ri-Ha'Fi-Nix place the earliest times of weaponized battle around 4,000 BCE. According to oral tradition, the war began when the chief of Tribe Hastofi stole the sacred insignia of tribe Kilaweioni. Around year 10 BCE, the chief of tribe Fi'Shi, Ha'Coron' Fi Onixia, came into power, forcing Finixi Matriarchy amongst the tribe. Though records are scarce during this time period, an ancient tablet exists, viewable in the University of Ha'Hani History Department's Museum of Historical Artifacts, that depicts people fighting, a woman figure killing a male chief figure, and a village surrounded by people holding hands. This tablet was dated at 1 CE, though historians argue about the translation from the Onixia calendar to the modern calendar.
The Finixi Philosophical Golden Age (5 BCE-700 CE)
Ha'Coron' Fi Onixia used her new position in order to to end the Great Tribal War and unite the 5 major Finixi tribes. From 5 BCE to 1652 CE, the unified Finixi tribe inhabited the island with unprecedented peace. The Onixia calendar was developed in 3 CE. Around 8 CE, the tribe developed a common writing system and wrote well-preserved guides between the 5 ancient Finixi languages that were present at the time. By 50 CE, most villages had an aqueduct system, and began cultivating native oats and rice.
Between 100 CE and 300 CE, Finixi scholars turned their attention on the sciences and philosophy. The first scholars of thought was commonly thought to be Kitaixi (died 143 CE), who established the Mata Axi (lit. Thought Circle) in the year 109 CE. More and more scholars joined Kitaixi's Mata Axi as Akanaxi, or students. The Akanaxi studied fervently, advancing Finixi philosophy with ideas still present today.
The Finixi Cultural Revolution (600-1500 CE)
Around the end of the Philosophical Golden Age, a Finixi painter (who remains unknown except by their art work) began revolutionizing Finixi art with their use of solid curves and lines with paint. The painter is responsible for "Faixi ki Ha'Coron'" (Blanket/Tapestry/Rug of the Chief. The literal translation is unclear.) as well as other stone tablets and tapestries made with paints and dyes. Notable artists that continued to develop Finixi art from stone chiseling to painting to tapestries to Puana Haitaixi (Flower Arrangements) include Sisia (d. 832, Stone Chiseling), Finixi'ikaia (d. 1136, Tapestry), Kiana (d. 1321, painting), and Puani Ifikai (d. 1519, Puana Haitaixi).
During this time, FiHami's unique artistic sense came into play, and it is also during this time that many traditional Finixi dishes began developing, as well as the community gatherings, facilitated by the time of peace and prosperity. These celebrations and rituals are still being celebrated today.
Famine and Storm (1470-1690 CE)
The peace that lasted from 5 BCE would soon be replaced by sickness, starvation, and anxiety for the Finixi tribe when hotter-than-normal weather caused important ecosystems to crash around the barrier reefs, causing fish to be much less abundant. The lack of a rainy season as well as extreme temperatures caused crops to fail, and many people died from "Hakahaka" (sun sickness, now theorized to be heat stroke) as well as diseases brought on by insects that decimated villages.
Finixi religious authorities claimed this to be the work of Ha'Finix, who was angry at how apathetic the tribes had become.
Antarchi Arrival (Early-Mid 1600s CE)
The exact date that the doomed Antarchan colonial ship crashed upon the Southernmost shore of FiHami is still unknown, though FiHami scholars estimate that the ship arrived no earlier than May 1638. The initial encounters between the Finixi tribe and the Antarchi are widely speculated to have been much more tense than previously thought.