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In 1112 the supposed puppet ruler of Kimor, king Shagur I led a first schism that would eventually end with the Chimor declaring themselves a separate people. This schism was fueled by the murder of Shagur's son on the orders of the king of Mezro and the Umatz of Rixis siding with him. The cause of the murder is suspected to have been a dispute over a woman's attention. Taking advantage of the kings grief, the nobles of Kimor egged him on to declare the city's independence from Ixa'Taka. The dispute led to a break-up of [[Ixa'Taka]]'s quasi unified domain as some cities sided with Kimor instead of with their overlord in Rixis. Kimor expelled the Umatz's tax collectors and marched to war against Mezro, which called on Ixa'Taka for aid. Gaining entry to Mezro by treachery, the army of Kimor rampaged through the city. Shagur ordered the captured king of Mezro to have his hands and feet tied up, then he was thrown off from the steps of the great pyramid of the city. When he reached the bottom and was discovered to still be alive, he was carried back up before being flung down a second time. By the time relief arrived from Rixis, the city was completely looted and heavily depopulated. Kimor's army was laying siege to Tolon when it was overtaken by the army of Tlipoca VI who along with Tolon's defenders soundly defeated the attackers. After a short siege, Kimor opened its gates and surrendered and Shagur was forced to abdicate but otherwise the Ixa'Takans did not feel the need for harsh retribution. A regent was appointed to rule over Kimor and the city was now considered to be part of the Umatz's domain proper. In 1156 the regent of Kimor was overthrown and killed in a popular uprising, the nobles of the city raised a supposed son of Shagur as Shagur II although historians believe the man to have had no royal blood and to simply be a convenient figurehead. The second Kimor War lasted for much longer than the first as Shagur II successfully went on the offensive, capturing many cities loyal to Rixis and replacing their kings with new nobles. Tlipoca VI was by this time an exhausted old man and his sons squabbled between themselves often. Effective control of Ixa'Takan forces was bestowed on Hakkar, the chief priest of the Blood God. | In 1112 the supposed puppet ruler of Kimor, king Shagur I led a first schism that would eventually end with the Chimor declaring themselves a separate people. This schism was fueled by the murder of Shagur's son on the orders of the king of Mezro and the Umatz of Rixis siding with him. The cause of the murder is suspected to have been a dispute over a woman's attention. Taking advantage of the kings grief, the nobles of Kimor egged him on to declare the city's independence from Ixa'Taka. The dispute led to a break-up of [[Ixa'Taka]]'s quasi unified domain as some cities sided with Kimor instead of with their overlord in Rixis. Kimor expelled the Umatz's tax collectors and marched to war against Mezro, which called on Ixa'Taka for aid. Gaining entry to Mezro by treachery, the army of Kimor rampaged through the city. Shagur ordered the captured king of Mezro to have his hands and feet tied up, then he was thrown off from the steps of the great pyramid of the city. When he reached the bottom and was discovered to still be alive, he was carried back up before being flung down a second time. By the time relief arrived from Rixis, the city was completely looted and heavily depopulated. Kimor's army was laying siege to Tolon when it was overtaken by the army of Tlipoca VI who along with Tolon's defenders soundly defeated the attackers. After a short siege, Kimor opened its gates and surrendered and Shagur was forced to abdicate but otherwise the Ixa'Takans did not feel the need for harsh retribution. A regent was appointed to rule over Kimor and the city was now considered to be part of the Umatz's domain proper. In 1156 the regent of Kimor was overthrown and killed in a popular uprising, the nobles of the city raised a supposed son of Shagur as Shagur II although historians believe the man to have had no royal blood and to simply be a convenient figurehead. The second Kimor War lasted for much longer than the first as Shagur II successfully went on the offensive, capturing many cities loyal to Rixis and replacing their kings with new nobles. Tlipoca VI was by this time an exhausted old man and his sons squabbled between themselves often. Effective control of Ixa'Takan forces was bestowed on Hakkar, the chief priest of the Blood God. | ||
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 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. | ||
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