Liq byũyauq

Liq byũyauq (Kwang: , literally 'heart of standing bitterly') commonly translated as 'perserverance' or 'bitter independence' describes a cultural aspect of the Kwang settlers of the Qonklese Northeast. It most commonly manifests as a pervasive mistrust in governmental services or large business, especially those perceived as being from the rest of the nation (X, literally 'over the mountains'). It evolved from the mindset that settlers of the Northeastern Realm had to develop to survive in an environment where law and order could not be guaranteed.

1872 Rebellion

Several attempts at securing self-determination and sovereignty for the region had occurred prior to 1872, but failed to create a lasting mark in history. However, the 1872 Rebellion bitterly....

Under Cenonism

Cenonism, in many ways, would have inadvertently clashed with liq byũyauq's core principles of self-reliance. The region proved to be the most difficult to control following the victory of the Ngonku in the Qonklese Civil War in 1950. The region would revert to lawlessness and warlordism for around a decade, with the last warlord holdouts surrendering in 1962.

Equivalent phenomena in other cultures

Northern Ruics

In Northern Ruic culture, an equivalent term, cchabê murarŭt, describes a sense of ethnic unity among displaced Northern Ruic indigenous nomads previously inhabiting the Qonklese Northeast, sharing a mistrust of both the Rongyo government for not intervening and protecting their kin when Qonklese settlers drove them out of their home, and the Qonklese settlers for inhabiting what were once sacred lands.