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'''Wah-hah''' (華夏), officially the '''Wah-hah Republic''' (華夏民國; Cantonese: ''Wah-hah Man-kwok;'' Mandarin: ''Hwahsia Minkwo'')'','' also commonly known as '''Canton''''','' is a country in East Asia. Its capital and largest city is Kwangchow (廣州) located south of the country. Huaxia is dominated by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese Han people], which built the world's first civilizations in the fertile basin of the Yellow River. For millenia, the region's political systems based around absolute hereditary monarchies and dynasties, most recent of which are the Qing 清朝 (1644-1855) and Tenchyew 天朝 (1855-1931).
Modern Huaxia's origins stem from the Cantonese
During the [[Russo-Corean War|Russo-Corean War (1932-1935)]], Huaxia joined with the Russians against the expansionist [[Corea|Corean Empire]]. Huaxia invaded the Corean-occupied Qing state, and in exchange for their help, the Russians awarded Beijing and all former Qing lands to Huaxia, effectively reuniting China.
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== History ==
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The Dutch established a base on the island of Formosa (now [[Taulandt]]) in the 1620s. Although not universally welcomed, they fostered a good but informal relationship with the Ming on the mainland. However, in the 1640s, with the rise of the Qing dynasty, the Dutch completely cut their ties with the Ming and allied with the burgeoning Qing instead. This had developed into a formal military alliance, and throughout the 18th century, the Dutch possessed unfettered and uncontested trading rights in China, much to the envy of other European powers.▼
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▲The Dutch established a base on the island of Formosa (
Britain and France had long desired to break the Dutch monopoly on Asian trade. They had continuously chased any opportunity that came knocking at their door. In the early 1800s, Britain had started to establish a small presence in the southern regions of China (particularly Canton). The Qing, however, were not receptive to this. They started to enact more restrictive trade policies in Canton, leading to the disgruntlement of British and Chinese merchants alike. The influx of Christian missionaries in Canton did not help the situation either, only further alienating the populace from the ruling Qing. An insurrection was brewing in Canton, and this was exactly the opportunity the British and French had longed for.▼
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==== Origin of European Connivance ====
▲Britain and France had long desired to break the Dutch monopoly on Asian trade
==== The War ====
The unrest in Canton grew into an open revolt by 1847. The Qing were slow to respond and faced multiple defeats at the hands of the rebels. The Canton rebels were well-equipped and well-supported by British and French arms, while the Qing army was languishing in their antiquated systems of fighting. By early 1848, the rebels were able to take substantial portions of the southern China region.
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Things started to look tragic for the Dutch, especially when the Spanish Empire declared a separate war against the distracted Dutch Empire in late 1850, hoping to take some of the territories from the Dutch [[Tussenland|Colony of Tussenland]] in America. Dutch Formosa was now being attacked on all sides, by Britain and France from Canton and the Spanish from Manila.
=== Kingdom of Canton (1857-1931) ===
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|capital= Kwangchow (Canton)
|largest_city=Songhai|languages=Cantonese <br /> Hakka <br /> Ban <br /> Mandarin <br /> Others|government_type=Constitutional monarchy|full_name=Kingdom of Canton}}
The war ended in disaster for the Dutch and the Qing. In the resulting Treaty of Tchangtcheou (1857), the Kingdom of Canton was formally recognized by all nations, taking most of the southern Qing territory. Multiple treaty ports were opened, specifically Tchangtcheou (France), Foochow, Taichow, Ningpo, and Shanghai (Britain). The Dutch were forced to concede defeat and retract their monopoly on the Asian trade. All Dutch presence in China was removed. This war would later be known in the Dutch-speaking spheres as ''The War of Dutch Humiliation.''
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=== Modern Huaxia ===
The southern state that broke away called itself ''Tenchyew'' (天朝; ''heavenly dynasty'') and was ruled by a Cantonese Christian dynasty. ''Tenchyew'' was more commonly known as the Kingdom of Canton in the west.
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