Raskinnis' Rebellion

== Prelude ==
At the dawn of the 8th Century, the country of Harvota was in a difficult position. It was a human nation, yet a puppet state of the Plainspeople as a result of unknown events during the Great Gap. Harvota was a feudal monarchy at the time, allowing its lords, the Voivodes, a high degree of freedom.
There had always been underground resistance to the authority of the Plainspeople, but in the late 720's this sentiment reached the ears of sympathetic dukes, namely Voivode Pyotr of Harvotskyie and Voivode Raskinnis of Knevezo. These two lords orchestrated a larger movement, winning over many lords of western Harvota, hidden in the forest and on the border of friendly Tianguo.
== Rebellion ==
In 739, Raskinnis declared open rebellion and the lords took up arms. The Harvoti king Pravit was a complete puppet of the Plainspeople, and sent his men into the meat grinder unflinchingly. The walls of flesh were difficult for the Voivodes to beat back, and many rebel strongholds on the plains were taken by royalist forces.
Tianguo began to supply the Voivodes with men and supplies, sending their general Chang Li to command the Voivodes' ill-disciplined hordes. By employing guerrilla forces, Li was able to inflict several major defeats on Pravit's men, forcing them out of the forest.
In 742, Li's army was marching on the capital with a smaller force under Pyotr pillaging the southern castles. The Plainspeople saw the futility of the situation and, unwilling to sacrifice their own people, pulled out of Harvota and allowed Pravit to be executed by rebel forces. This would become known sardonically as the Year of the Plainspeople, given that in 742 the Plainspeople lost most of their external influence due to two completely separate movements: Raskinnis' Rebellion and the first War of the Sacred Coalition.
== Aftermath ==
In the aftermath, Pyotr and several other powerful lords seceded from Harvota, with Raskinnis assuming rulership over Harvota by right of the sword. This was to be one of the last military actions fought by Tianguo as it rotted from within, crumbling to nothing in the next thirty years.
The rebellion has become known by most as Raskinnis' Rebellion, though Raskinnis himself had a negligible effect on the war; observers have stated that he was an incompetent commander, a disastrous logistician and generally a hindrance to the war effort.
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Category:Tianguo
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