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As envisioned the decade | As envisioned the previous decade by Varshani military planners, the Seneca Islands became a prime target of Occidental forces during the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. As the islands could threaten sea lane access to the [[Nysdra]] and provided a convenient point of invasion into the interior of [[Varshan]], the islands became a strategic priority for [[Urcea]]. Planning began in June 2021 for an operation to take the islands. | ||
Following a series of naval victories by the [[Navy of Alstin]] and the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]], the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Royal Marine Corps (Urcea)|Royal Marine Corps]] landed and established a beachhead on the islands on 30 December 2021, beginning [[Operation Jonah]]. The operation was focused first on securing West Seneca, which was largely pacified by 24 February 2022. Following the fall of the island, the [[Varshan|Anzo regime]] [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot|detonated an atomic bomb]] in the city of Zakan Rot, causing massive economic and demographic disruption throughout the island. The bombing killed more than 120,000 and injured another 200,000 or more. Military operations were put on hold as West Seneca was severely devastated. A multinational relief effort began to help survivors as the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] was unable to accommodate the large numbers of hospitalized and severely wounded. Relief and reconstruction efforts continued for several years. The bombing caused permanent economic disruption to the island due to the loss of both victims and refugees in addition to the extensive physical damage. The bombing had the effect of alienating the residents of the Seneca Islands from the Varshani cause and identity. Reconstruction and resettlement of downtown Zakan Rot began in mid-2023, but the prospect of the city becoming a major harbor in the 2020s was ruled out by Urcean and local officials. | Following a series of naval victories by the [[Navy of Alstin]] and the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]], the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Royal Marine Corps (Urcea)|Royal Marine Corps]] landed and established a beachhead on the islands on 30 December 2021, beginning [[Operation Jonah]]. The operation was focused first on securing West Seneca, which was largely pacified by 24 February 2022. Following the fall of the island, the [[Varshan|Anzo regime]] [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot|detonated an atomic bomb]] in the city of Zakan Rot, causing massive economic and demographic disruption throughout the island. The bombing killed more than 120,000 and injured another 200,000 or more. Military operations were put on hold as West Seneca was severely devastated. A multinational relief effort began to help survivors as the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] was unable to accommodate the large numbers of hospitalized and severely wounded. Relief and reconstruction efforts continued for several years. The bombing caused permanent economic disruption to the island due to the loss of both victims and refugees in addition to the extensive physical damage. The bombing had the effect of alienating the residents of the Seneca Islands from the Varshani cause and identity. Reconstruction and resettlement of downtown Zakan Rot began in mid-2023, but the prospect of the city becoming a major harbor in the 2020s was ruled out by Urcean and local officials. | ||
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On 19 May 2022, [[Urcea]] established a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|military rectory]] over the island, which signaled its intention for the islands to become part of Urcea's overseas territorial integrity. Claims of sovereignty over the island were recognized immediately by [[Kiravia]] and [[Corumm]], but the integration was condemned by [[Carna]] and others. In the final peace treaty following the [[Final War of the Deluge]], Urcean control over the islands was confirmed. | On 19 May 2022, [[Urcea]] established a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|military rectory]] over the island, which signaled its intention for the islands to become part of Urcea's overseas territorial integrity. Claims of sovereignty over the island were recognized immediately by [[Kiravia]] and [[Corumm]], but the integration was condemned by [[Carna]] and others. In the final peace treaty following the [[Final War of the Deluge]], Urcean control over the islands was confirmed. | ||
The islands lost a significant portion of their population during the conflict both due to the atomic bombing and general impact of war as well as by the depopulation of the [[Varshani caste system|warrior castes]] on the island. Many of the high-warrior caste individuals were arrested or deported by local officials, and many of the regular warrior castes and their families simply abandoned the island after the war as the island no longer had any role in the defensive perimeter of Varshan. Beginning in May 2024, the [[Government of Urcea]] began to consider plans to relocate liberated slaves to the island in order to repopulate Zakan Rot and its surrounding regions, but this plan was met with fierce resistance by local officials. Instead, a plan was put forward to settle veterans already taking part in the occupation as well as [[NSTA]]-origin veterans and citizens, the latter provision done in order to "maintain the Cronan cultural and ethnic identity of the islands" according to one prominent Insular Councilman. | |||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
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==Demographics and language== | ==Demographics and language== | ||
===Castes=== | |||
Prior to the [[Final War of the Deluge]] and abolition of the Caste system, the Seneca Islands were notable within [[Varshan|Varshani]] society for possessing the highest percentage of [[Varshani caste system|both kinds of warrior castes]] per capita due to the significant naval militarization in the early 2010s. Although it did not possess the highest percentage per capita, the islands were among the leaders during the period of enslaved persons per capita as well in order to support the shipbuilding industry. | |||
[[Category: Urcea]] | [[Category: Urcea]] | ||
[[Category: Varshan]] | [[Category: Varshan]] | ||