Orixtal Crusade

Orixtal Crusade
Second Battle of Winnecomac, 1653
Date March 1650 – September 1655 Location South Crona Result Coalition victory, Varshan surrenders
Belligerents
Qabóri Woqalate Alstin Midlands Company Kiravia Duchy of Martilles Soqweux Woqalate	Varshan
Commanders and leaders
Sokhar IV Sokhar V Julius I Demarcus of Śerrsea Admiral-Sergeant Eimile-Gascoun Henri l'Aixville Duskana II	Zali-Kili VIII Ilia-Kemminna III
Strength
Peak strength: (combat troops) a lot	Peak strength: (combat troops) a lot
Casualties and losses
none	everyone

The Orixtal Crusade (1650–1656), sometimes referred to as the Six Years War, was a major conflict which occurred in South and Central Crona. The war involved numerous Occidental powers, including the Qabóri Woqalate, supported by their satellite woqalate of Soqweux, the Midlands Company colonies of West Crona, and the Kingdom of Alstin with significant naval support from Kiravia, and the Maritime Duchy of Martilles, fighting against Varshan. The war lasted for six years, and was a decisive victory for the South Cronan Coalition, fighting off hostile Varshani invaders. The war was believed to have begun with the attempted expansion of the Worshipful Realm into south and central Crona, in a yearly tradition known as the Hunt, which were usually small invasions of the neighboring states of Varshan. However, when the hunt season for the year 1650 arrived, Žurg Zali-Kili VIII sought a much broader goal, which was the end of increasing Qabóri and Occidental influence in South Crona.

After the 1650 hunts were canceled, Varshani warriors were sent into modern Kelekona and Telokona, taking them almost instantaneously. Varshan then pushed an army of about 150,000 soldiers south to the northwestern portion of the Tchanteqanee Woqalate (present-day Ormatia). Tchanteqanee was able to react quickly, though was not able to contain the thousands of Varshani soldiers pouring into their borders at rapid speed. Six months later, Varshan had taken a decent chunk of Ormatia, Veraise, and Porlos. By 1651, Varshan was right on the doorstep of modern-day Tierrador proper, taking important Qabóri trade hubs such as Winnecomac, Prisamarina, and Tasowa. They were unable to completely stop the Qabóri Army, however, and it would result in the Qabóri Army regrouping and pushing them back even harder, forcing them to take a grueling march back to Tchanteqanee and Porlos.

After nearly losing its entire Navy in a failed invasion of Alstin, Varshan had attempted another raid of Qabóri territory, this time entering through the Midlands Colonies, which had already been destroyed by Varshan's previous attack, into western Qabór. By 1654, Varshan had attempted a third raid on Qabóri territory, which was arguably the most successful for them. They had pushed the Qabóri Army very far east by 1655, all the way to modern-day Ceylonia, but were quickly slowed down by a wave of tropical diseases during the winter. This allowed for Qabór to regroup and jumped at every advantage they could find to push back Varshan. In just under 4 months, the coalition had reclaimed all of Qabór's lost territory. Fearing a counter-invasion of Varshan especially after the casualties they had just endured, Zurg Zali-Kili had elected to surrender to the Coalition forces. As a result, the Treaty of Naqili was signed in 1656, which forced Varshan to reduce its army, surrender the territory it gained, and pay tributes to the coalition forces.

Background

Aster's expedition in the 1380s inaugurated Occidental-Cronan interaction which had previously been impossible. The exposure of Varshan to the Occident precipitated a very large number of social, political, and religious changes known as the Žuqulid Revolution. During and after the Žuqulid Revolution, Occidentoskepticism and paranoia regarding the Occident became a central feature of Varshani life. This paranoia and hostility grew significantly with the beginning of Occidental colonization of southern Crona and the establishment of Alstin, modern Asteria, the Veraise colony, and various Kiravian colonies, as well as the gradual Occidentalization of the Qabóri Woqalate. As Varshani influence and power in central Crona grew (partially as a result of the Hunt), there was growing desire in Anzo to destroy the foreigners once and for all, pushing the colonists into the sea in addition to subduing the Qabóri Woqalate.

Aftermath

After Zali-Kili had announced his intent to surrender to the Coalition forces in July 1656, he was immediately ordered to meet with the coalition leaders in Naqili, the capital of the Woqalate of Soqweux in September of that year. When he arrived, he was briefed on the conditions of his surrender, which were as followed:

• The complete withdrawal of all Varshani forces from the conquered territory of the Woqalate of Tchanteqanee, the Woqalate of Soqweux, the Midlands Colonies, and the Veraise Colony.
• The reduction of the Varshani Army from (low number) to (much much lower number).
• The payment of tributes from the Varshani government to the Kingdom of Alstin, Qabóri Woqalate, the Duchy of Martilles, and the Midlands Company.

The victory of the Christian allies spelled the end of Varshani naval dominance in Crona that had been the case for roughly two centuries.