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Hakkar enacted a bloody campaign that saw hundreds of people in recaptured cities sacrificed to the Blood God while not being able to deliver a knockout blow to the army of Kimor who studiously avoided open battle. Hakkar sacked Kimor a second time, threw down its walls and managed to scatter much of its population but Shagur II retook it the next year. Hakkar's penchant for sacrifice of civilians made Ixa'Taka unpopular in cities that had formerly been loyal and the nobles he had put in place to rule them were thrown out in 1165. Tolon, Chokma and Atil joined the rebellion of Kimor and their combined army defeated and killed Hakkar in 1167. The defeat of this army convinced the elderly Tlipoca VI to agree to a treaty that released Kimor from its bonds to [[Ixa'Taka]]. The other cities that had joined Kimor did not push for full independence but agreed to be ruled by their own elected kings, paying tribute to Rixis. This treaty put the Ixa'Takan Kimor problem to rest and allowed it to focus on other affairs, but it also turned that city into a future rival. The Kimor would rename themselves as the [[Chimoche|Chimor]] people to display their uniqueness as a separate people.

===~~Varshan Dominion~~===

===Varshani Potentate===

The schism in the [[Ixa'Taka]]n empire did not go unnoticed by [[Varshan]], only a few years later it started incursions into the former's southernmost territories as far as the Mountains of the Sun. At first these territorial intrusions involved only a few hundred men at any one time and were either ignored or thrown back easily enough. By the 1200's [[Varshan]] began to openly attack the Ajaw settlements that paid tribute to Ixa'Taka prompting harsher responses. An army commanded by a nephew of the Umatz Janab I pushed the invaders out and then invaded north [[Varshan]] for five months before being annihilated in battle by the Zurg's royal army. The following century would see a pattern of territorial encroachment by [[Varshan]] and temporary alliances by [[Chimoche]] and [[Ixa'Taka]] to push back on these advances. By 1230 all the lands south of the Mountains of the Sun had been lost to [[Varshan]] and in 1245 the Ixa'Takans sealed a marriage alliance with the Zurg whereby they became a tributary state and adopted [[Arzalism]]. By ~~betraying~~ [[Chimoche]] they also got to achieve a historical revenge against them for their multiple rebellions, Ixa'Takan troops played ~~a large~~ role in the Varshani subjugation of [[Chimoche]].

The schism in the [[Ixa'Taka]]n empire did not go unnoticed by [[Varshan]], only a few years later it started incursions into the former's southernmost territories as far as the Mountains of the Sun. At first these territorial intrusions involved only a few hundred men at any one time and were either ignored or thrown back easily enough. By the 1200's [[Varshan]] began to openly attack the Ajaw settlements that paid tribute to Ixa'Taka prompting harsher responses. An army commanded by a nephew of the Umatz Janab I pushed the invaders out and then invaded north [[Varshan]] for five months before being annihilated in battle by the Zurg's royal army. The following century would see a pattern of territorial encroachment by [[Varshan]] and temporary alliances by [[Chimoche]] and [[Ixa'Taka]] to push back on these advances. By 1230 all the lands south of the Mountains of the Sun had been lost to [[Varshan]] and in 1245 the Ixa'Takans sealed a marriage alliance with the Zurg whereby they became a tributary state and adopted [[Arzalism]]. By abandoning their wartime alliance with [[Chimoche]] they also got to achieve a historical revenge against them for their multiple rebellions, Ixa'Takan troops played an important role in the Varshani subjugation of [[Chimoche]]. The [[Varshan]] Zurgs decided to appoint high caste noblemen from [[Anzo]] as potentates over both [[Chimoche]] and [[Ixa'Taka]] to oversee their kings, observe that Arzalism was practiced and tribute delivered on time. This period of history is known as the Varshani Potentate and it is characterized by local historians as unusually harsh and bleak. The potentates were often fanatically religious and looked down on the locals as lacking zeal in their Arzalist devotions. A great deal of resources were poured into building new temples and the [[Blood Fane of Buruso]] was said to glow red at night due to all the blood shed on its steps.

~~===~~[[Chimoche]]-[[Ixa'Taka]] ~~wars===~~

===Arrival of Daxia===

===The Deluge===

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 Hakkar enacted a bloody campaign that saw hundreds of people in recaptured cities sacrificed to the Blood God while not being able to deliver a knockout blow to the army of Kimor who studiously avoided open battle. Hakkar sacked Kimor a second time, threw down its walls and managed to scatter much of its population but Shagur II retook it the next year. Hakkar's penchant for sacrifice of civilians made Ixa'Taka unpopular in cities that had formerly been loyal and the nobles he had put in place to rule them were thrown out in 1165. Tolon, Chokma and Atil joined the rebellion of Kimor and their combined army defeated and killed Hakkar in 1167. The defeat of this army convinced the elderly Tlipoca VI to agree to a treaty that released Kimor from its bonds to [[Ixa'Taka]]. The other cities that had joined Kimor did not push for full independence but agreed to be ruled by their own elected kings, paying tribute to Rixis. This treaty put the Ixa'Takan Kimor problem to rest and allowed it to focus on other affairs, but it also turned that city into a future rival. The Kimor would rename themselves as the [[Chimoche|Chimor]] people to display their uniqueness as a separate people.
-===Varshan Dominion===
+===Varshani Potentate===
-The schism in the [[Ixa'Taka]]n empire did not go unnoticed by [[Varshan]], only a few years later it started incursions into the former's southernmost territories as far as the Mountains of the Sun. At first these territorial intrusions involved only a few hundred men at any one time and were either ignored or thrown back easily enough. By the 1200's [[Varshan]] began to openly attack the Ajaw settlements that paid tribute to Ixa'Taka prompting harsher responses. An army commanded by a nephew of the Umatz Janab I pushed the invaders out and then invaded north [[Varshan]] for five months before being annihilated in battle by the Zurg's royal army. The following century would see a pattern of territorial encroachment by [[Varshan]] and temporary alliances by [[Chimoche]] and [[Ixa'Taka]] to push back on these advances. By 1230 all the lands south of the Mountains of the Sun had been lost to [[Varshan]] and in 1245 the Ixa'Takans sealed a marriage alliance with the Zurg whereby they became a tributary state and adopted [[Arzalism]]. By betraying [[Chimoche]] they also got to achieve a historical revenge against them for their multiple rebellions, Ixa'Takan troops played a large role in the Varshani subjugation of [[Chimoche]].
+The schism in the [[Ixa'Taka]]n empire did not go unnoticed by [[Varshan]], only a few years later it started incursions into the former's southernmost territories as far as the Mountains of the Sun. At first these territorial intrusions involved only a few hundred men at any one time and were either ignored or thrown back easily enough. By the 1200's [[Varshan]] began to openly attack the Ajaw settlements that paid tribute to Ixa'Taka prompting harsher responses. An army commanded by a nephew of the Umatz Janab I pushed the invaders out and then invaded north [[Varshan]] for five months before being annihilated in battle by the Zurg's royal army. The following century would see a pattern of territorial encroachment by [[Varshan]] and temporary alliances by [[Chimoche]] and [[Ixa'Taka]] to push back on these advances. By 1230 all the lands south of the Mountains of the Sun had been lost to [[Varshan]] and in 1245 the Ixa'Takans sealed a marriage alliance with the Zurg whereby they became a tributary state and adopted [[Arzalism]]. By abandoning their wartime alliance with [[Chimoche]] they also got to achieve a historical revenge against them for their multiple rebellions, Ixa'Takan troops played an important role in the Varshani subjugation of [[Chimoche]]. The [[Varshan]] Zurgs decided to appoint high caste noblemen from [[Anzo]] as potentates over both [[Chimoche]] and [[Ixa'Taka]] to oversee their kings, observe that Arzalism was practiced and tribute delivered on time. This period of history is known as the Varshani Potentate and it is characterized by local historians as unusually harsh and bleak. The potentates were often fanatically religious and looked down on the locals as lacking zeal in their Arzalist devotions. A great deal of resources were poured into building new temples and the [[Blood Fane of Buruso]] was said to glow red at night due to all the blood shed on its steps.
-===[[Chimoche]]-[[Ixa'Taka]] wars===
 ===Arrival of Daxia===
 ===The Deluge===

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