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The '''Tolu Manatu Incident''' was a short armed conflict between the Queendom of [[Lotoa|Tolu Manatu]] and an expedition of [[Daxia]]n adventurers led by Captain Huang Mao that took place in 1661. The increasingly frequent encounters between [[Daxia]]n and [[Sarpedon]]ian vessels in the [[Polynesian Sea]] in the aftermath of [[Pelaxian discovery of the sea route to Alshar|Gabo de Pogiano's voyage]] set off a race between the various powers to secure an advantage against the others by seizing the local islands and atolls. After the seizure of [[Zhijun]] in 1593 the [[Daxia]]n court was focused on; through its [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]] proxy, expanding and securing its hold over modern day [[Stenza|Australis]] but would also act opportunistically to seize other islands given the chance. | The '''Tolu Manatu Incident''' was a short armed conflict between the Queendom of [[Lotoa|Tolu Manatu]] and an expedition of [[Daxia]]n adventurers led by Captain Huang Mao that took place in 1661. An ambitious official, Huang Mao set up a private expedition to seize the island of [[Lotoa]], which ended in total disaster and the violent death of most of those involved in the scheme. The increasingly frequent encounters between [[Daxia]]n and [[Sarpedon]]ian vessels in the [[Polynesian Sea]] in the aftermath of [[Pelaxian discovery of the sea route to Alshar|Gabo de Pogiano's voyage]] set off a race between the various powers to secure an advantage against the others by seizing the local islands and atolls. After the seizure of [[Zhijun]] in 1593 the [[Daxia]]n court was focused on; through its [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]] proxy, expanding and securing its hold over modern day [[Stenza|Australis]] but would also act opportunistically to seize other islands given the chance. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
A company captain by the name of Huang Mao had received credible reports from fishermen of sighting of a number of islands not far north of [[Zhijun]], in a then unexplored stretch of sea. Huang Mao attempted to convince his superiors at the company to fund the outfitting of an exploration party to corroborate the reports, but his request was denied on grounds of cost and lack of available manpower. He was also warned not to attempt to circumvent the company and go directly to court with his proposal, he would be forfeiting his employment and captain's license. Huang Mao was not deterred by this and decided then to carry out an unsanctioned expedition with his own ship, equipped at his own expense. In addition to his present crew, he recruited sixty men from his hometown and male members of his extended family. His group had forty muskets available to them, half of which were taken from a government armory after he bribed the quartermaster. Huang Mao's plan was simple: to sail north guided by the fishermen and claim the islands for [[Daxia]] and the governorship for himself (as was the custom of the time); should the islands be inhabited the locals would be enjoined to submit to his authority, or be destroyed if they refused. While Huang Mao lured a sizable complement of men with promises of riches, he did not disclose that in the case of returning empty handed, his insubordinate actions would likely see them all clapped in irons at best or facing a hangman's noose at worst. | A company captain by the name of Huang Mao had received credible reports from fishermen of sighting of a number of islands not far north of [[Zhijun]], in a then unexplored stretch of sea. Huang Mao attempted to convince his superiors at the company to fund the outfitting of an exploration party to corroborate the reports, but his request was denied on grounds of cost and lack of available manpower. He was also warned not to attempt to circumvent the company and go directly to court with his proposal, he would be forfeiting his employment and captain's license. Huang Mao was not deterred by this and decided then to carry out an unsanctioned expedition with his own ship, equipped at his own expense. In addition to his present crew, he recruited sixty men from his hometown and male members of his extended family. His group had forty muskets available to them, half of which were taken from a government armory after he bribed the quartermaster. Huang Mao's plan was simple: to sail north guided by the fishermen and claim the islands for [[Daxia]] and the governorship for himself (as was the custom of the time); should the islands be inhabited the locals would be enjoined to submit to his authority, or be destroyed if they refused. While Huang Mao lured a sizable complement of men with promises of riches, he did not disclose that in the case of returning empty handed, his insubordinate actions would likely see them all clapped in irons at best or facing a hangman's noose at worst. | ||