Imperial Cultural Region

An Imperial Cultural Region is a subgrouping within the larger Third Imperium.

Description (Specifications)

These sub-polities or subgroupings allow cultural groups with strong identities toc retain a larger degree of cultural expression and autonomy than previously experienced.

• While many cultural regions are based upon racial (genetic) species or groupings, others are purely cultural (sociological) or historical in scope.
• The goal of the program is to recognize and encourage diversity within the Third Imperium.

Cultural Region Listing: 1116

The following cultural regions, and their associated governments, can be found within the Third Imperium:

• Amec Trade Protectorate (Ziadd Cultural Region)
  • Zeda Alignment
• Atsah Cultural Region
  • Atsak Federation
• Darmine cultural region
  • No longer has an associated government.
    • Failed Darmine Autonomous Region
• Geonee Cultural Region
  • Geonee Confederation
    • Failed Geonee Autonomous Region
• Graytch Cultural Region
  • Graytch Harmony
• Hezeraek Cultural Region
  • Hezeraek Connective also known as the Hezeraek Union
• Jonkeereen Cultural Region
  • Does not have an associated government.
• Luriani Cultural Region (Luriani Cultural Region)
  • Luriani Cultural Association
• Lancian Cultural Region
  • Lancian League
  • Lancian Movement
• S'mrii Cultural Region
  • S'mrii ConSentiency
• Solomani Cultural Region
  • No longer has an associated government within Imperial Space
    • Failed Solomani Autonomous Region
• Suerrat Cultural Region
  • Suerrat Republic
• Sydymic Cultural Region
  • Khuur League
    • Sydymic Empire (Past)
• Sylean Worlds (Sylean Cultural Region)
  • Sylean Federation (Past)
• Tapazmal Cultural Region
  • Does not have an associated government.
• Thaggeshi Cultural Region
  • Does not have an associated government.
• Vegan Autonomous District (Vegan Cultural Region)
  • Vegan Polity
• Vilani Cultural Region
  • Vilani Megacorporations
• Zedan Cultural Region
  • Ziadd Confederation

Non-extant Cultural-Autonomous Regions

At one time, a deliberate program of extending greater autonimity to Imperial subjects was being instituted, but it was later rejected as being too divisive:

• Geonee Autonomous Region
  • Never ratified by the Imperial Moot.
• Solomani Autonomous Region (Solomani Cultural Region)
  • Established by Empress Margaret I in 704.
  • Internally reorganized its governmental structure under the name "Solomani Confederation" in 871.
  • Imperial sanction for region revoked by Empress Margaret II in 940, eventually leading to the Solomani Rim War (990-1002).
  • Does not have a present-day associated government.
  • Many of the inhabitants of this region remained independent of the Imperium in those territories the Imperium failed to reclaim at the conclusion of the Solomani Rim War.

History & Background (Dossier)

Most Imperial cultural regions were once rebellious areas before being conquered and incorporated into the Third Imperium.

• As such most Imperial cultural regions are anchored to a government polity associated with the conquered group.

Establishment of the Cultural Region System

The CRS System is intended to foster interstellar trade, society, and eventual inclusion within the Third Imperium. The typical progression of development includes the following sequence:

1. Postal Union
2. Free Trade Zone
3. County
4. Duchy
5. Imperial Cultural Region
6. Imperial Autonomous Region
7. Third Imperium

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• MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science