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The '''Western Imperium''' described a geopolitical construct in [[Sarpedon]] following the [[Second Great War]] that replaced [[Caphiria]] with [[Aciria]] as the nation which held lawful {{wp|imperium}} over the continent and former imperial domains within it. The "Western Imperium" more specifically descibes Aciria's claim to imperium over the continent and the nations which recognized this claim, [[Pelaxia]], [[Cartadania]], and [[Volonia]]. Holding imperium entitled Aciria to claim a degree of hegemony over [[Sarpedon]] while claiming rights to protect the continent. It entitled Aciria to accept [[Continental Obligations]] from the states that recognized its status, and essentially presented Aciria as Caphiria's replacement.

Aciria's ability to claim imperium came with the defeat of [[Caphiria]] during the [[Second Great War]], a defeat that the [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] (LOTA) carefully crafted within the media as a primarily Acirian effort despite the plurality of resources coming from [[Levantia]]. Having defeated Caphiria allowed Aciria to credibly claim its mantle of imperium, a mantle recognized by the other LOTA-aligned nations on Sarpedon, [[Pelaxia]], [[Cartadania]], and [[Volonia]]. Aciria accepted its first Continental Obligation from Volonia on March 18, 1944, a date which is generally accepted as the beginning of the Western Imperium. Its status continued until 1970, when both [[Pelaxia]] and [[Volonia]] switched their recognition back to [[Caphiria]] and established the [[Continental Diplomatic Arrangement Organization]], departing LOTA. The two defections, caused primarily by the restoration of Caphiria's strength as well as negative economic impacts from the [[Occidental Cold War]], lead the concept of the Western Imperium to enter into relative obscurity. Aciria continued to accept Obligations from [[Cartadania]] until 1973, after which point it switched its recognition back to Caphiria and left LOTA. Although it no longer received recognition from its neighbors, the claim to imperium continued until the [[Assumption Accords]], in which it formally recognized Caphiria's imperium over the continent, though its future [[Continental Obligations]] were modified to reflect a higher status.

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