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| conflict          = Hegyhát Wars
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| place             = Primarily [[Imperial South]], expanded towards the [[Imperial Central]] and the [[Sivatag]].
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*{{flag|Hegyhát Empire}}
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'''1st'''
* [[Duchy of Kaposvár|Kaposvárans]]
* [[Kingdom of Tapolca|Tapolcans]]
* [[Kingdom of Szada|Szadans]]
* [[Kingdom of Csemő|Csemőics]]
* [[State of Vasad|Vasadans]]
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'''2nd'''
* {{flag|Eastern Kingdom}}
* {{flag|Sivatag Confederation}}
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'''3rd'''
* {{flag|Jenő Principality}}
* {{flag|Eastern Kingdom}}
* {{flag|Northern Coalition}} (''limited support'')
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| {{flag|Salgó Governorate}}
| {{flag|Balástya Governorate}}
| {{flag|Algyő Governorate}}
| {{flag|Kassa Governorate}}
| {{flag|Alsónána Governorate}}
| {{flag|Sárpilis Governorate}}
| {{flag|Madocsa Governorate}}
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| result            = [[Treaty of Csorvás and Demecser]]
| territory         = * Hegyhát Empire acquires sovereignty over all of the [[Imperial South]].
* Beginning of the [[Ébredés]] & [[Kiáltvány|Sovereignity]] of the [[Salgó Kingdom]].
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The '''Hegyhát Wars''' were a series of three wars fought during the Proto-Imperial between the [[Hegyhát Empire]] and a variety of [[Imperial Tribes|tribes]] for control over the region of the [[Imperial South]]. The [[First Hegyhát War]] took place specifically within the eastern region of the Imperial South, and the [[Second Hegyhát War]] was fought over the western region of the Imperial South. These two wars have constituted the [[Southern Conquest]] that encapsulated the growing expansionism and domination by the Hegyhát Empire. The [[Third Hegyhát War]] was the largest of the three where the Hegyhát Empire fought a coalition of allies led by the [[Jenő Principality]], who fought alongside the [[Eastern Kingdom]] and various Salgó states with limited involvement by the [[Northern Coalition]]. 

The First Hegyhát War started as a direct consequence of the [[Doryottan Kidnappings]], a series of {{wpl|mass abductions}} committed by the Hegyhát against the [[Duchy of Kaposvár]], the [[Kingdom of Tapolca]] and the [[Kingdom of Szada]]. These mass abductions targeted males within these tribes, where the female Hegyhát would abduct and {{wpl|forced marriage|forcibly marry}} them. Within [[Hegyhát matriarchy]], social rules dictated that men who are married to women lose their independence as people and turn into property of the women. Rules regarding marriage within the Hegyhát Empire stated that women could marry multiple men, but men could only marry one woman. The women who participated in these kidnappings were often single and looking for men. The First Hegyhát War was an escalation of the kidnappings, and [[Doryotta II]] called for an all out invasion of these tribes. The [[Kingdom of Csemő]] and the [[State of Vasad]] assisted the united front against the Hegyhát Empire, but were eventually collectively defeated at the [[Battle of Mezőcsát]]. 

The Third Hegyhát War began with a Hegyhát invasion of the [[Imperial Central]], crossing the [[Csóványos Line]] and beginning the [[Storming of Kossuth]]. The invasion was precipitated over increasingly bitter negoigations between the Hegyhát and the Jenő over refugees and migrants coming from the Imperial South towards the cities of [[Kossuth]] and [[Ásotthalom]]. Word of the invasion spread quickly and the [[Eastern Kingdom]] sought to provide military aid. Furhter support was given by the [[Northern Coalition]]. 

The Hegyhát Wars had reverberating effects on the Imperial South and the Imperial Central. Within the Imperial South, demographic changes primarily affected non-Hegyhát tribes, primarily the initial five tribes that opposed the Hegyhát Empire in the First Hegyhát War. Two tribes, the [[Székely people|Székely]] and the [[Hajmáskér people|Hajmáskér]] saw total extinction of their female population due to the [[Orsolyan Genocide]], as their tribes were targeted by [[Orsolya I]], the [[Empress of Hegyhát]]. 

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