The Murai Civil War

The Murai Civil War was a civil war in Ishan that lasted from 2083 to 2088, though it unofficially ended in 2092. It was fought between the Royalists, also known as the "Arkanists", and the Loyalists, or "Nikasis", costing around 246,870 lives in the process. The war began as a result of a lack of faith in the Nikasi regime and a wish for political reform, with the inciting event being seen as the assassination of Marshal Khorai Nikas on the 2nd of Khas'i, just a mere two days after the new year began.

Though it was already ongoing at the time, the civil war played a major role in the continued modernization of Ishan, changing it's course from strictly emulating the west towards fusing it with their own practices. Indeed, if not for the war, many believe that Murai culture as it was known at the time would've died out within a few more decades.

The war is mostly remembered for the heavy fighting in the Heartlands of Ishan, but fighting ranged from the swamps of the Okhen province to the Kamire mountains and from the Great Forests and plains of the Khaenun province to the beaches of the Khilmi islands. The fighting in the Khaenun province, for instance, was just as severe, if more mobile than in the south, lasting well into the early 2090's before amnesty was actually granted, this being the case simply due to the large amount of land that needed to be controlled.