Alternative History
State of Manchuria
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ

滿洲國
Timeline: Differently
OTL equivalent: Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning
Flag Coat of arms
Royal anthem: 
Cup of Solid Gold

Location of Manchuria (Differently)
CapitalMukden
Largest city Harbin
Other cities Changchun, Dalian, Jilin
Official languages Manchu • Chinese
Ethnic groups (2023) 70.1% Manchu
14.3% Chinese
5.2% Mongolian
2.3% Korean
8.1% other
Religion 33.6% Manchu folk religion
30.5% Buddhism
22.7% Christian (16.1% Orthodox, 6.1% Catholic, 0.5% Other)
8.7% Confucianism
4.5% Other
Demonym(s) Manchu • Manchurian
Government Unitary constitutional monarchy
 -  Monarch Yuquan
 -  Prime Minister Jin Pucong
Legislature Legislative Council
Establishment
 -  Independence recognized 1950 
Area
 -  Total 791,826 km2 
305,726 sq mi 
Population
 -  Estimate 98,514,948 (16th)
Currency Manchurian yuan

Manchuria, officially the State of Manchuria (Manchu: ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ; Chinese: 滿洲國) is a sovereign country in East Asia. It is bordered by China, Mongolia, Korea, and Russia. Its surface area of 791,826 square kilometers makes it the 11th-largest country in Asia and the 37th-largest in the world, while its 98.5 million inhabitants make it the eighth-most populous country in Asia and the 16th-most populous in the world.

The area of modern-Manchuria was the homeland of the Manchus, including the emperors of the Qing dynasty. In 1912, the Qing would be overthrown by Yuan Shikai, thus beginning the Xian Dynasty. After a failed attempt in 1917 to restore the Qing, Manchuria would remain under Chinese control. Following the death of Hongxian, a group of Qing loyalists and Manchu nationalists, under the banner of the Manchu Party, would establish a government in Mukden. The new government in Mukden installed the Qing Aisin Gioro clan as their monarchs and would clash with the Chinese government for a few years before they recognised their independence in 1950 following the end of the communist insurrection by Mao Zedong.

History[]

The country was referred to as Northern Qing (Běi Qīng, 北清) in the 1930s and as Manchukuo in the 1940s.

Proclamation of independence (1926-1930)[]

Wars of independence (1930-1950)[]

Military dictatorship (1950-1966)[]

Government[]

The Government of Manchuria is a unitary constitutional monarchy ruled by a monarch who is dubbed "Khan". The "Khan" is has ceremonial power over the institutions of the country. The monarchy of Manchuria is a Saliac Monarchy in which only males inherit the throne, however if the imperial family is short on heirs, they can adopt Princes who are maternal descendants of previous Emperors or Princes from cadet braches to continue the order of succession.

Other than the monarch, the leader of the government is the Prime Minister who executes the administrative leadership. The Prime Minister is elected by the people and parliament and appointed by the Khan himself.

Demographics[]

MNCAP

Age pyramid of Manchuria in 2021

General[]

In 2021 the age structure was:

  • <14 - 26.2%
  • 14 to 65 - 68.1%
  • >65 - 5.7%

The birth rate was 19.5 and the death rate was 7.1. The fertility rate that same year was 2.43.