Oxus War

The Oxus War was the first conflict in the history of Cumania, taking place in 51 BCS. While it is not a war in the traditional sense - since there are no known battles - Cuman historiography generally regards it as the first war as a matter of tradition and due to hostile activities such as disputes, occupations and destruction of property being involved.
The war involved a dispute of an island near the delta of the Oxus river between the NCCC and New Merton. Upon its foundation, the NCCC claimed the island; however, Ben ignored this, arguing Frisia had done nothing but mining on the island, and founded New Merton there. Frisia responded by occupying the island and taking down Ben's structures. On the year after, New Merton relocated south to found New Wimbledon, with the war ending in a NCCC victory.
== Timeline ==
=== Prelude ===
The NCCC was founded by Frisia on July 21st, 52 BCS. Upon foundation, it settled the Oxus river delta while claiming the island across the river, with Frisia supposedly mining there.
On October 25th, Ben took over the island, also mining there. Shortly after, on November 16th, he founded New Merton, with large claims over the Zerrikanian desert and the lower Oxus, and with the island as the future capital named "Raynes Park".
=== Dispute and conflict ===
The loss of the island was brought to Frisia's attention in October 51 BCS, starting a diplomatic incident between the young nations. Ben argued Frisia had built no structures on the island, with his claims supported by Ekrosia. However, Frisia insisted he had explicitly claimed the island upon founding the NCCC.
With the talks inconclusive, Frisia took effective action on October 13th, by occupying the island and stating "he had a tower to remove". It is also known that Frisia wrote a lengthy ultimatum demanding Ben's withdrawal using signs, but there are no surviving records of the message's contents.
=== End of the conflict ===
Likely due to the ultimatum, Ben relocated New Merton south to its new capital of New Wimbledon by August 50 BCS, leaving Frisia in control of the island, which he would retain until the end of the server.
== Aftermath ==
Both nations would be on opposing sides of an iron curtain when New Merton joined the Water Empire in the same year and the NCCC became a Carthaginian vassal in 48 BCS. Another diplomatic incident took place in 4 ACS when Carthage claimed an unclaimed island by New Merton as a show of force when the latter protested against their moves against Brighton, but withdrew the following year. 
Eventually, relations between New Merton and the NCCC were normalized, with the latter setting up its de jure headquarters in West Barnes during Season 2.
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