Yu Dynasty Yingdala (4338-4636)

[Wu Han]

The Kaizhou Inquirer
The Kaizhou Inquirer is northern Indrala's leading periodical, reporting on politics, culture and economics

29 May 4379
FM Sung: "Dynastic imperialism is unjustified in modern times"
Foreign Minister speaks against "dated and farcical" Hutorian royal claims over Shahdom of Aldegar

Sung is surrounded by reporters outside the Grand Assembly building

TIAN'AN, Han: Amid a diplomatic feud between Aldegar and Hutori, Foreign Minister Sung Hyo-rin weighed in on the issue, declaring that "dynastic imperialism is unjustified in modern times."

The conflict emerged over the tangental claims of Alexander I, the Hutorian monarch, to the crown of Aldegar. In response, the Aldegarian claimant, Shah Kurosh Kasad, sent a soiled Hutorian flag to Alexander.

"The sun has set on the era of far-reaching empires," said Sung to reporters, "the international community must respect the self-determination of the Aldegarian people to appoint the royal claimant of their choice. The Hutorian claim is dubious at best; an example of historical revisionism used to fit the narrative of an idealistic past."

When asked whether the conflict would affect Indrala's relationship with Hutori, Sung was far less cynical.

"We don't intend to allow this spat to detract from our commitment to expanding our relationships abroad," said Sung, "it's a minor issue in the context of our bilateral relationship."

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30 November 4380
Record-breaking $330m raised for Haejo Imperial College
The Indrala Dankuk Friendship Association announced it had surpassed $300m in donations toward the Haejo Imperial College yesterday amid a wide-scale fundraising campaign

Kyo-Indralan pop star Park Jin-soo performs at the IDFA fundraising concert in Kaizhou last monday. (credit: Indrala Dankuk Friendship Association)

JUGANG, Jiaozhi: Last June, the Emperor presented the Grand Assembly with an edict proposing the construction of a new Imperial College. The new institution would be named after King Haejo of Dankuk and have an academic focus directed toward Northern Dovani history, culture and contemporary affairs. King Haejo is a direct matrilineal ancestor of the Emperor of Indrala through his mother, Princess Ryeo Kyunghee of Dankuk.

Following the announcement, many non-profit organization representing the Kyo minority in Indrala have sprung to action, none more visibly than the Indrala Dankuk Friendship Organization. The IDFA has enlisted the support of numerous YingPop stars, an industry which has deep roots in the Kyo refugee diaspora, gaining the attention of young Indralans of all ethnic backgrounds over social media and on television.

One of Indrala's top YingPop performers, Park Jin-soo (commonly known as "Jinsoo") has been at the forefront of this initiative. A descendant of Kyo refugees, Park spoke about the importance of the project during a fundraising concert held last monday in Kaizhou.

"I want people in Indrala and around the world to see that Dankuk is so much more than this dictatorship," Park said to the audience, "the Haejo Imperial College is a great opportunity for Kyo and Dranian culture to be examined and studied beyond the ideological filter of the Taeyang Regime."

The Imperial Household remains the largest private donor to the institution, pledging to donate $450m toward the initial construction and start-up costs. As with the Kyung-hee Imperial University, it is expected that the Ministry of Education will foot most of the bill.

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Originally posted by Wu Han on 19 April 2018.