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In 1817, facing financial difficulties at home and a series of peasant rebellions that decimated the profitability of the spice trade in the colonies, the Duchy of Marialanus sold the Far East Colony back to Oyashima. | In 1817, facing financial difficulties at home and a series of peasant rebellions that decimated the profitability of the spice trade in the colonies, the Duchy of Marialanus sold the Far East Colony back to Oyashima. | ||
===Varshan conquest=== | ===Varshan conquest and rule=== | ||
{{Further|Shauku Archipelago#Varshan conquest of the Shauku Archipelago}} | {{Further|Shauku Archipelago#Varshan conquest of the Shauku Archipelago}} | ||
Following the abandonment of the [[Far East Colony]] in [[1817]] by the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|Marialanii Ularien Trading Company]] the native Oyashi daimyos and ambitious Matsutori mainlanders formed various factions and started fighting to control the territory. One such faction was the [[Oyashima#|Republic of Matsutori]], a short-lived [[Occidental]]-inspired republic beset by domestic political divisions and ethnic tensions, and foreign territorial encroachments and diplomatic pressure. | Following the abandonment of the [[Far East Colony]] in [[1817]] by the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|Marialanii Ularien Trading Company]] the native Oyashi daimyos and ambitious Matsutori mainlanders formed various factions and started fighting to control the territory. One such faction was the [[Oyashima#Republic_of_Matsumori|Republic of Matsutori]], a short-lived [[Occidental]]-inspired republic beset by domestic political divisions and ethnic tensions, and foreign territorial encroachments and diplomatic pressure. | ||
During the 1850s, under the of command the Zurg Tezomoc, Varshan initiated a multiyear-long naval expedition to the [[Shauku Archipelago]], thoroughly defeating the Matsutorine forces in the region and rendering | During the 1850s, under the of command the Zurg Tezomoc, Varshan initiated a multiyear-long naval expedition to the [[Shauku Archipelago]], thoroughly defeating the [[Oyashima#Republic_of_Matsumori|Matsutorine]] forces in the region and rendering [[Oyashima#Republic_of_Matsumori|Matsutorine]] control over the islands unfeasible. With the conquest of the [[Shauku Archipelago|archipelago]], Varshan had a foothold in the Far East of [[Audonia]] and would occupy the islands for the next 170 years. | ||
===Administration by the United Republic=== | ===Administration by the United Republic=== |
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