First Namo-Luziycan War

First Namo-Luziycan War
Part of Namo-Luziycan War
File:Luzziestakekenyen.jpg Luziycan troops capturing Kenyen
Date 1897-1899 Location Oteki, Nantai, parts of Shanpei and present-day West Namor Result Luziycan victory, Treaty of Tatra cedes Nantai and Oteki to Luziyca
Belligerents
File:Tay Son Dynasty Flag.svg Hào Empire	Luziyca File:PapalFlag.PNG Patriarchate of Gusev
Commanders and leaders
File:Tay Son Dynasty Flag.svg Emperor Rungchi File:Tay Son Dynasty Flag.svg Sang Hoi File:Tay Son Dynasty Flag.svg Dong Haisu File:Tay Son Dynasty Flag.svg Chin Su  † File:Tay Son Dynasty Flag.svg Tu Kuangze  †	Azarel Terenkof (from 1896 to 1898) Benjamin Azubah (1899) Vladan Yasha File:PapalFlag.PNG Kuzma Iosif
Strength
200,000	150,000
Casualties and losses
65,000	3,000

Template:Campaignbox Namo-Luziycan Wars The First Namo-Luziycan War (Namorese: Теюни Налуджинджан tr. Teyuni Nalujinjan) was fought between the Christian Republic of Luziyca and the Hào dynasty of Namor, after trading disagreements over northwestern and western Namor led to Luziyca invading. The Namorese retaliated, but suffered tremendous losses in the battles of Kenyen and Miassa. Fighting continued until 1899 when the Namorese emperor Rungchi called for an end to hostilities and agreed to negotiate with the Luziycans.

Luziyca and Namor signed the Treaty of Tatra, which ceded the territories Nantai and Oteki (Txotai) to Luziyca. Namor also had to pay ₤20,000,000 in war reparations to the Luziycan government.

Background

The western and northern parts of Namor are considered to be the more sparsely populated parts of the country. The Hào Dynasty exercised control over western Namor and the territory of Shanpei. Control over these areas allowed the Namorese to trade with what is now Luziyca, which back then consisted of many duchies and kingdoms. Trade increased after Luziyca was unified in 1863, and at the same time the dynasty was weakening from domestic problems and secessionist activities. Namor allowed Luziycan merchants to settle in the "Outer Territories (referring to present-day West Namor and Shanpei)." For decades, merchants lived comfortable and satisfying lives due to the lack of restrictions imposed on them by the government.

This changed in the 1890s, when the imperial government was on the verge of bankruptcy. In 1896, emperor Rungchi ordered that all Luziycan merchants in the outer territories be taxed so that half of their income went to the Namorese government. The "merchant's tax" was met with opposition from many merchants, who initially refused to pay the taxes because they were poorly enforced. This, however, led to armed clashes between merchants and tax collectors. In a clash that led to the deaths of twelve Luziycans, local Luziycans in Namor petitioned Bethlehem to militarily intervene. The call for intervention was approved by Luziyca, which then declared war on Namor.

War

The war was fought on two fronts - one in West Namor (Nantai) and another in Shanpei (Txotai).

West Namor

150,000 Luziycan troops invaded the border prefecture of Nantai, besieging the city of Kenyen which was controlled by Namor but also home to a few Luziycan settlers. The Namorese held off the Luziycans in Kenyen for two days, before their defense fell apart and the Luziycan overran Kenyen and occupied it. After the fall of Kenyen, Namorese forces in the Nantai region scattered. The towns of Venha, Hihang and Poai fell to the Luziycans, and within weeks Namor lost control of Nantai.

Governor Sang Hoi of West Namor reorganized the provincial military to retake Nantai from the Luziycans. Emperor Rungchi ordered that reinforcements be sent straight from Namo, but they arrived too late. The Luziycans captured Negev and Bashi-Bashgar and made their way towards Westernia. Westernia was at the risk of falling to the Luziycans and the Namorese suffered tens of thousands of casualties.

Shanpei

Meanwhile in Shanpei, news of the Luziycan invasion in West Namor excited the Patriarch of Gusev, which governed religious affairs in the Otekian-dominated region of Txotai (Oteki). Patriarch Kuzma Iosif, along with Vladan Yasha, organized a rebellion of Otekians, and when the Namorese under the command of Shanpei governor Dong Haisu responded, they appealed to the Luziycans for assistance. Luziycan troops attacked Txotai, quickly capturing Gusev and Otekian-inhabited areas.

Treaty of Tatra

Once occupying Nantai, some parts of West Namor and Txotai, President Benjamin Azubah gave an ultimatum to the Namorese, calling on them to lay down their arms and negotiate before the Luziycans launch another offensive. By then, Namor was financially exhausted from the war, and some ministers in the government urged Rungchi to accept the ultimatum to prevent more territory from being taken over. But others wanted the emperor to continue fighting until the Luziycans are expelled from the country. Rungchi decided to give in and agree to the Luziycans' terms, fearing that prolonging the war would lead to the end of his dynasty. He sent ministers Dong Chin and Zan Jin to Bethlehem to meet with Luziycan officials. There, the Luziycans told the Namorese to sign the Treaty of Tatra, which held Namor responsible for instigating the war and forced it to cede Nantai and Txotai "indefinitely" as well as pay ₤20 million worth in war reparations. The Namorese tried haggling the reparation amount to reduce the severity of the treaty, but the Luziycans insisted that the terms are final and that if they are not complied with, the two countries would remain in a state of war. Left with no choice, the treaty was signed on October 1, 1899, formally concluding the war in a Luziycan victory.

Many Namorese, longtime supporters of the Hào Dynasty and republican revolutionaries alike, condemned the treaty as an unequal document that sold out Namorese territory. The widespread disapproval of the treaty led many to call the incident the "Treason of October First (Дека-уни Маигук)." By signing the treaty, the imperial government lost even more support and credibility among the Namorese populace.

Aftermath

The First Namo-Luziycan War confirmed the weakness of the Hào Dynasty in Namor. Following the war, the dynasty lost more popular support and calls for political reform as well as an overthrow of the government increased. This pressured Rungchi to abolish the absolute system and replace it with a constitutional monarchy, although that did not function efficiently either. The Hào Dynasty clung on to its rule until it was finally overthrown in the Double Fourth Revolution. The new Republic of Namor government blamed the Hàos for Namor's humiliation at the hands of foreign powers, citing the Third Namo-Luziycan War as an example. The succeeding People's Republic would do the same.

Militarily, the war seemed to confirm Namor's weakness. It pushed the Hào Dynasty into purchasing weapons and upgrading its military technology.

In 1901, two years after the war, Luziyca granted independence to the Oteki, and the First Republic of Oteki was established. Although it was nominally independent, it was heavily influenced by Bethlehem. In 1950 it would be reincorporated by Liberationist Namor, sparking conflict between local Otekians and the government.

The entirety of Nantai never returned to Namorese control - most of the territory was annexed by Luziyca and later became a constituent republic where Namorese retained some autonomy. In clashes with East Luziycan authorities and Republican loyalists, the Liberationists in Namor managed to capture the eastern portion of Po'ai, resulting in the division of the city that lasts to this day (Namor controls East Po'ai and Luziyca controls West Po'ai).

Commemoration

The war is viewed negatively in Namor, seen as one that was unfairly waged by Luziyca against Namor and an example of Luziycan militarism and imperialism. In Namorese history textbooks, Luziycan atrocities in the war are stressed, and the Treaty of Tatra is portrayed as an unequal treaty imposed upon Namor by the Luziycans. The war is referred to by some Namorese as the War of National Humiliation (Гукче Джинджан).

October 1 (the date of the signing of the Treaty of Tatra) is observed in Namor as "National Humiliation Day (Гукчери)."

In Luziyca, the war has been viewed positively, being seen as a just war that occurred due to an implementation of heavy taxes on the merchants, and historically, showing the proof of western civilization over that of the eastern civilization that was less developed, using the atrocities committed against Luziycans as examples. It was seen as a war that helped liberate the Otekians and giving them their own country. In recent years though, the Namorese perspective has achieved some recognition, notably the unequal treaty aspect.

October 1 has, since 1900, been observed as Remembrance Day to remember all the veterans who lost their lives in all the wars Luziyca has fought.

In popular culture

• The Namorese martial arts movie The Merciless Dragon is about Rong Mu, who tries to protect locals when the Luziycans invade Kenyen.
• The Walmish Eastern Nebesvorota is about a group of gunslingers competing to find a cache of gold during the war.