Visoclesian Genocide

Visoclesian Genocide
Part of the Great War
Visoclesian civilians being marched from Radoviš.
Location	Visoclesia, Empire of Poliania
Date	1930 - 1934
Target	Visoclesian population
Attack type	Genocide
Deaths	800,000 - 1,500,000
Perpetrators	Empire of Poliania
Motive	Suppression of the Visoclesian resistance, Polianian nationalism

The Visoclesian Genocide, also known as the Tagata (Тагата, The Sadness), was a campaign of systematic killings and deportations with the goal of eradicating the Visoclesian people that took place between 1930 and 1934. While Visoclesians were the primary targets, other ethnic and religious minorities within the province were also targetted. There is no agreed upon starting date of the genocide and it was only stopped by the eventual liberation of Visoclesia by Narozalic forces in 1934. The death toll is also disputed, with estimates ranging from between 800,000 and 1,500,000 dead. The genocide also resulted in an exodus of Visoclesians towards safer areas, creating a significant diaspora outside of Visoclesia. As a result of the killings and migration, Visoclesia lost between a third and half of its prewar population. While suppression of Visoclesian culture and national identity took place throughout Polianian rule in Visoclesia, the policies of active extermination were triggered in response to partisan resistance against Polianian forces during the Great War.