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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Wano Country (和之国) 1 |
| Alias(es) | Formerly called the Land of Samurai; also known as the Golden Country 35 293 |
| Ruler | King Ian, who abolished the title of shogun 27 |
| Affiliation | Stronghold of the Beasts Pirates 293 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1, in Reigou 1 |
Geography and Access
| Location | Description |
|---|---|
| Outer walls and inland sea | High cliffs surround an inland sea, separating Wano's interior from the outer ocean. Older towns lie submerged beneath its waters 27 117 323. |
| Port of Stealth | An external route through a cavern and waterways beneath the walls. A giant elevator connects the port to Wano's interior 34. |
| Flower Capital | Wano's former political center and its continuing economic and cultural center. The region's broad plains form an important agricultural area 31 323. |
| Kuri | A southwestern region once known as a lawless zone. It contains farmland, forests, and Oden Castle near Boro Town 14. |
| Rano | A mountainous southern region containing Wano's largest Seastone mining facility 29. |
| Reigou | A northern region characterized by persistent snow and cold 1. |
| Onigashima | The Beasts Pirates' headquarters, reached across Wano's inland sea 3 94. |
The walls make an uninvited landing difficult. When the Sun Pirates could not find an entrance, they climbed the coastal cliffs and discovered that an inland sea still separated them from the mainland 117.
History
From the shogunate to Ian's rule
Under the old feudal system, a shogun nominally ruled Wano, with daimyo, retainers, and samurai families holding land beneath them. Samurai made up only a small share of the population but occupied more than half the country's land; many citizens farmed as tenants 35.
Kurozumi Orochi's rule brought heavy taxation and decline to towns such as God of Wealth Town. The Beasts Pirates operated factories and mines elsewhere in Wano, contributing to environmental damage that Ian noticed on his return to Onigashima 3 31 35.
After Orochi's death, Ian was appointed shogun. He abolished that title, declared himself King of Wano Country, and retained the former administration's officials to handle routine government while Fukurokuju's ninjas monitored them 25 27. A coalition of three daimyo marched on the Flower Capital but was defeated by Ian. With Beasts Pirates support, his forces subsequently occupied Wano's towns and suppressed further samurai resistance 29 31 34 35.
Ian then issued the Sword Abolition Edict, removing samurai privileges, prohibiting them from carrying weapons, and confiscating their land outside the Flower Capital. His policy of moving tenant farmers off the land supplied workers for expanding factories and mines. Former samurai and displaced farmers mounted uprisings, which the Beasts Pirates crushed 35 41.
Later development
Over the following five years, Wano's mining, steel, manufacturing, construction, and weapons industries expanded rapidly. Ian reduced factory workloads and hours and introduced performance-based wages; the account describes workers as able to support their families, though seldom become wealthy 41.
Ian also invited fish-men and merfolk to settle in Wano, citing the protection of its cliffs and the living space offered by its inland sea. After visiting, Fisher Tiger reported that the migrants were living well, prompting further immigration requests from Fish-Man Island 74 114 118 119. The forests of Kuri became a homeland for the Tontatta Tribe, with nearby residents relocated to make room 115.
In a later conflict between Ian's Hachinosu forces and Kaido's forces on Onigashima, Ian's fleet bypassed Wano's coastal defenses. Kaido subsequently submitted to Ian, reunifying the Beasts Pirates 257 261. Six years later, an influx of capital and resources had made Wano exceptionally wealthy and peaceful under the Beasts Pirates' protection 293.
Economy and Resources
- Seastone — Wano is the world's largest producer and a continuous supplier. About ninety percent of its Seastone comes from the Rano mines 29 39.
- Weapons — Industrial growth created more weapons than the Beasts Pirates and their nearby markets could use. Ian sought to distribute the surplus through shipping magnate Umit's fleets 41.
- Agriculture — The Flower Capital's plains remained a major farming area, while Kuri had extensive fields and relatively few factories during Orochi's rule 14 31.
- Trade — The Beasts Pirates sold goods abroad, including Seastone supplied through dealings with the World Government 34 94 311.
Ancient Wano and Pluton
Present-day Wano was built above an older country. According to Ian, Joy Boy built the surrounding walls roughly eight hundred years earlier; water then accumulated behind them and submerged the original settlements. “Opening” Wano would mean removing those walls, draining the inland sea, and exposing the older land 27 323.
The Kozuki Family inherited stone-carving knowledge associated with the Poneglyphs. A Road Poneglyph chamber lies underwater in Wano, and the Ancient Weapon Pluton was buried deeper below in magma 27 322 323. Ian declined to open the borders to excavate it because draining the sea would displace the fish-men and merfolk living there. Instead, he used a passage beneath the Flower Capital and retrieved Pluton without destroying Wano's walls 323 324.