War in the Reisra Delta

Belligerents	
Concord of Ka/Western Alliance	Tengerrákan
Commanders 	
 Various
* Amathálan	
 Jaszóumathan
*Sarouthaetan
*Captains
Strength 	Unknown	
Unknown
Losses 	Unknown	Unknown
Result 	Victory	Defeat
The War in the Reisra Delta (172-195 ABV), known also in various sources as the Pirate War, the Regressive Emergency and in Syannic as the Veioszku Srasȳagha ('War of the Three Serpent Mouths'), was a protracted period of conflict between the navies of most Syannic city states and a broad coalition of pirates, mercenaries and tribal resistance forces led by Jazóumathan, a former Arāni admiral.
Each side had multiple reasons for joining the war. The various Moa alliances were fearful of any Southern state controlling their access to the other rivers and the sea, restricting trade. Talmoa had the additional concern of maintaining routes to its colonies and defending its salt convoys. The Red Dream movement advocated the war as a chance to purge 'Regressives' - most of the deltic Syan had maintained an antediluvian, Paranid way of life which was incompatible with the modernising vision of the Reidaun.
Defending this lifestyle was the core motivation of the various tribal resistance groups who provided much of Jazóumathan's manpower. Their eventual ambition, briefly realised in the short-lived Kingdom of Tengerrákan, was the creation of a Paranid confederation that would encompass the entirety of the Srasȳagha, defending their way of life and enriching them through taxation. In addition to these, many of the pirates and outlaws who swarmed in the mangrove swamps of the northern Parelsa flocked to Jazóumathan's banner seeking wealth, and the chronicles report that Chekovan, Raholan and even Gholan were seen fighting on his ships.
While the motivations for the conflict were various, the theatre was clearly defined: the Srasȳagha, the great delta where the three serpents of Syan join the sea, and its attendent islands. 
The Veioszku Srasȳagha lasted for over a decade, saw the sharp development of Syannic naval warfare and served to dominate the attentions of a generation of military strategists. Although suffering several setbacks, the secure and well-resourced Moa alliances eventually crushed the fledgling Susyannic state, partitioning the delta between themselves.Category:Wars
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