Zimbabwe (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)

Kingdom of Zimbabwe    Humambo hweZimbabwe Timeline: Merveilles du Monde (Map Game) OTL equivalent: Southern Africa
Zimbabwe in Southern Africa (1340)
Capital (and largest city)		Lusvingo
Official languages		Shona
Ethnic groups		Shona
Religion		TBD
Demonym		Shona
Government		Absolute monarchy
-	Mambo	Akashinga waKutonga
-	inDlalifa	Chatunga waAkashinga
Legislature		None
Establishment
-	Founded	c. 1220
Area
-	Total	1,716,387 km2  662,701 sq mi
Population
-	1340 census	1,177,118
-	Density	0.69/km2  1.8/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		1340 estimate
-	Total	FD 100,290,458 ($275,848,905)
-	Per capita	FD 85 ($234)
Currency		Sharafu Dhahabu (5 g gold coin) Fedha (5 g silver coin) Shaba (2·5 g silver coin)

Zimbabwe (Shona: tr. Zimbabwe), officially known as the Kingdom of Zimbabwe (Shona:    tr. Humambo hweZimbabwe), is a large Sub-Saharan African state located in Southern Africa south of the Zambezi River. The kingdom itself is the largest power on the continent located beyond the southern reaches of the Congo Basin, extending from the banks of the Zambezi River to its north, down to the edges of the Orange River, with the Kalahari Desert serving as a limiting factor upon the kingdom's westward frontiers.

Government

• King – Paramount ruler within Zimbabwe
  • Royal Household – Consists of all members of the king's family, their servants, and the members of the royal bodyguard
    • Queen Mother – Office for the living spouse of the former king
    • Crown Prince – Office held by the eldest son of the king
    • Royal Bodyguard – Personal guards who live with the king at his personal enclosure
  • Chancellor – Head of the king's royal government and paramount state official in charge of the Great Officiate
  • Privy Council – Body of advisors and experts on matters of national importance who aid the king in governing Zimbabwe
    • War Council – Body of experienced warriors responsible for formulating military doctrine and solutions for the king
    • Civil Council – Body of scholars, bureaucrats, and religious leaders tasked with planning domestic policies for the king
    • Trade Council – Body of merchants and princes tasked with managing economic development policies for the king
  • Great Officiate – Royal cabinet consisting of all ministries and state officials tasked with managing the kingdom
    • Ministry of Land – Manages the land and resources of the kingdom; regulates land grants to subjects
    • Ministry of Knowledge – Educates all subjects within the realm in line with the edicts of the king and his advisors
    • Ministry of War – Manages the movement and payment of warriors and the housing for their families and livestock
  • Maziso Ake – Anti-corruption body responsible for combatting excesses of the bureaucracy; Shona for "his (the king's) eyes"
  • Vakadanwa – Combined military forces of the kingdom; Shona for "they were called"
    • Akapikira – Royal bodyguards of the king and his household
    • Muzinda – Royal field army personally led by the king or his sons
    • Misasa – Mobile field armies of the kingdom responsible for prosecuting campaigns
    • Macheto –  Frontier garrisons placed along the borders of the kingdom
    • Vavhimi – Mounted warriors responsible for patroling the border and roads of the kingdom
  • Princes – Responsible for the governance of the royal districts which make up the core territories of the kingdom
  • Districts – Stretch of land assigned to a prince; responsible for marshaling troops and stockpiling grain and livestock
    • Maguta – Stone enclosures home to the organs of government and housing for the warriors of the state and urban population
      • Bomas – Rural enclosures home to 90% of the kingdom's population and livestock; average population: ~500