Hegyhát Wars

Hegyhát Wars
Location Primarily Imperial South, expanded towards the Imperial Central and the Sivatag. Result Treaty of Csorvás and Demecser Territorial changes Hegyhát Empire acquires sovereignty over all of the Imperial South. Beginning of the Ébredés & Sovereignity of the Salgó Kingdom.
Belligerents
Hegyhát Empire	1st Kaposvárans Tapolcans Szadans Csemőics Vasadans 2nd Template:Country data Sivatag Confederation Template:Country data Eastern Kingdom (skirmishes) 3rd Template:Country data Jenő Principality Template:Country data Eastern Kingdom Template:Country data Northern Coalition (limited support) Salgó States: Template:Country data Salgó Governorate Template:Country data Balástya Governorate Template:Country data Algyő Governorate Template:Country data Kassa Governorate Template:Country data Alsónána Governorate Template:Country data Sárpilis Governorate Template:Country data Madocsa Governorate

The Hegyhát Wars were a series of three wars fought during the Proto-Imperial between the Hegyhát Empire and a variety of tribes, primarily for control over the region of the Imperial South. The wars originated in political strife specifically between the Imperial Tribes of the Hegyhát and the Kaposvár from frequent tribal violence. The First Hegyhát War was a local conflict in the Imperial South, between the Hegyhát Empire and five different tribes surrounding it. The Second Hegyhát War was fought over control of the far-eastern region of the Imperial South. These two wars constituted the Southern Conquest that encapsulated the formation and subsequent expansionism of the Hegyhát Empire. The Third Hegyhát War was the largest of the three and was fought on the border of the Imperial South with the Imperial West, the Imperial Central, and the Imperial East. To date, the Third Hegyhát War is the largest war fought within the Proto Imperial Era and involved a coalition of allies against the Hegyhát Empire.

The First Hegyhát War started as a direct consequence of the Doryottan Kidnapping, a series of mass abductions and lootings that were committed by an organized force by the Hegyhát Empire against the Duchies of Kaposvár, the Tapolca and the Szada. These lootings were often violent, brutal and methodical where female Hegyhát soldiers would invade smaller villages and murder the females within that village. They would then abduct the men and be forcibly married when the looting force returned. These men could also be sold into slavery, as abducted men under the societal rules of Hegyhát matriarchy. The First Hegyhát War was an escalation of the kidnappings, and Empress Doryotta II called for a complete invasion and the absorption of any neighboring tribes that could threaten its power. The Duchies of Csemő and Vasad assisted the Tapolca in a united front. However, many of these duchies were unorganized and led to their scattering at the Battle of Mezőcsát. The Looting of Csepel was the final battle in the war, but by that point the only remaining Duchy that had not capitulated was the Duchy of Vasad.

The Second Hegyhát War began when the Sivatag Confederation declared war against the Hegyhát Empire, in an effort of attempting to stop its growing expansion into the far-eastern region of the Imperial South. The Sivatag Confederation consisted of six different tribes: The Székely, Nagykálló, Kiskálló, Bagamér, Vén, and the Őr. The Sivatag Confederation was decisively defeated, however the Hegyhát Empire was never able to fully control the regions the Sivatag possessed. Many of these areas were unhospitable by the Hegyhát.

The Third Hegyhát War began when the Hegyhát Empire launched an invasion of the Imperial Central against the Jenő Federation, where they crossed the Csóványos Line. The Hegyhát quickly captured the Jenő cities of Kossuth and Asotthalom, but were then vastly outmatched by the Salgó Union. As the Salgó pushed back against the Hegyhát, the Hegyhát sought to then

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 significant effects for the Proto-Imperial Era, which caused the spread of the need of unificationism. It saw the radical decline of power of tribes within the Imperial South and the breakup of the Hegyhát Empire, the largest state that was ruled by a single tribe within the Proto Imperial Era. Despite their devastating loss in the Third Hegyhát War, the Hegyhát Empire was still considered a formidable state in its weakened state. Two tribes, the Székely and the 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.