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In 950, the mainland of Takatta went through a 4 year drought in which no monsoons occurred. The records indicate that the palaces did everything they could to maintain peace, up to and including human sacrifice. However, the fact that the palaces hoarded rice for themselves whilst refusing to distribute it to the common people led to significant unrest. In 953, the [[Vallos#Loose_Caphiric_hegemony|Caphirian Undecimvirate]] supported the uprising of several generals of the palatial kingdoms, who had previously been assigned to guard against Caphirian intrusion. These uprisings, collectively called the Ko’ngairauo Wars, occurred for nearly half a century due to terrain difficulties meaning Caphirian forces couldn’t assist much as well as the generals provoking even more hatred due to their brutal warfare strategies, meaning that the palaces had significant support from the population despite previous mismanagement of supplies. The end of the drought also prolonged the conflict due to a quick rebuilding of grain and food supplies. The first palace to fall was Keikono of Arai’ia in 977, whose territory was seized by General Oaiakara’atana. He stayed out of the conflicts surrounding the rest of the Ahoso Basin, and instead focused on conquering southeast Vallos, which consisted of relatively underdeveloped tribes and chiefdoms and as such unification was quickly achieved through negotiations, Caphirian force and treaties in 989. Nagala in Husnande and Aiaka in Disa’adakuo held out until 997 and 1000 CE until Generals Ngasiikai and Kuanaturuero respectively conquered the regions. However, although Ngasiikai is recognized in Caphirian sources as the king of his region, Polynesian sources indicate that his mother, Uenguiofairi, was the true leader and founder of the kingdoms. Later historians attribute this seeming contradiction to the fact that the Caphirians were unlikely to recognize a woman as a ruler, and so her son was sent to the Caphirian diplomats as the ruler in her place. The generals ruled over most of the Polynesian with the exceptions of small border regions and most notably the Loa Islands which were assumed to be uninhabited. This marked the beginning of the tumultuous Early Medieval Age of Takatta Loa (called Uana o Tagata, or “Land of the People”. Takatta came from a Loa corruption and misunderstanding of Tagata to mean land, and called it Takat ta Loa or “Land Conquered by the Loa”, as they use ‘’a’’ possession [‘’ta’’ possession in Insuo Loa’’]) which was characterized by failed attempts at Christian conversion, population decline and the movement of wealth from southern Vallos.