Pogrom of the Caphirians
| Pogrom of the Caphirians | |
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| Location | Rakin, Qian controlled Peratra |
| Date | August 1758 |
| Target | Caphirians, other foreigners |
Attack type | Daxian racialist reaction |
| Deaths | 1,500 |
| Injured | 3,500 |
| Perpetrators | Daxia |
The Pogrom of the Caphirians also known as the Rakin Pogrom was a pogrom that took place in Qian controlled Rakin, Peratra in August of 1758. The attack originally targeted wealthy Caphirians residing on the port city but eventually extended to other inhabitants of foreign origin. The pogrom was carried out by large mobs of Daxians and their Polynesian slaves over approximately five hours before the authorities managed to disperse the throngs by force; during this time at least 1,500 Caphirians and other foreigners were killed in their homes and on the streets while another 3,500 were wounded with knifes or bludgeoned with clubs. Accounts on what exactly started the massacre differ greatly, according to some witness statements the riot began when a wealthy Caphirian slave trader named as Baldogilo Serentesi whipped his Daxian maid in front of his house before ripping apart her dress whereupon an incensed mob set upon him with sticks and rocks, killing him. Afterwards the mob began to burn Serentesi's manor and all other adjacent houses while also attacking other non-Daxians they came across; the violence escalated into a city-wide riot.