Yazan Culture

The Yazan Culture was a prehistoric culture beginning in 3950 BCE according to archeologists.

Early Period
The Yazan culture first emerged on the shores of the Paravantene peninsula in 3950 BCE, if evidence that archeologists have discovered is correct. Little is known of their origins, as their earliest cultures did not possess writing, though it is believed that their culture began flourishing as humans predating the modern Paravantene people emerged out of the Ossai Desert, likely searching for more temperate homelands. It is unknown where they came from, though it is clear they brought with them knowledge of agriculture, tool making, and architecture, as they soon. began constructing small villages and towns in the hilly countryside of the region. As time went on, it is likely that many groups divided amongst themselves, with some marrying into the native groups of the peninsula, and meshing their two cultures together, while the others kept to themselves, forming their own unique culture and civilization.

The Yazan Culture was indeed the first human civilization to possess a written legal code. Azoq's Law, named after King Azoq no Toraz who authored it, was a law which dictated, from what can be deciphered, a law code dictating criminal punishments and civil rules for acts ranging from divorce, to property disputes, to theft.

Azoq's law displays just how harshly their justice system dealt with crime, as well as the social hierarchy within the legal code. Land owning citizens who stole were punished with 10 lashings, a non-land owning citizen was punished with 50 lashes, while a slave had the tips of their fingers removed to the second joint on each hand. Meanwhile, the code on divorce was