Hantei XX (TCG)

Hantei XX was the 20th Emperor of Rokugan. He was regarded as a ruthless and devious ruler. Fields of Victory, p. 35
== Reign ==
From the year 660 to the year 665, Rokugan was subjected to a period of relentlessly bad weather: intense drought broken by bursts of torrential rain, compounded by heavy snowfalls during unusually long and cold winters. These climatic extremes ravaged the Empire's crops, resulting in one poor harvest after another, the period known as the Great Famine. By 662, food stocks were badly depleted, and famine spread among the clans. The Empire was riven with rampant starvation and disease, riots, insurrection, and open war among the clans. Exacerbating the mounting troubles, Emperor Hantei XX bestowed arbitrary and dramatic favor on the Lion and Crane Clans, ensuring that these two clans received adequate supplies of food by increasing taxes on the rest of the Empire. The Imperial Legions crushed the rioters and destroyed a rebellious army, the People's Legion. The Dragon-Lion War and the Rice War happened also due to the famine and the rule of a weak Emperor. Fields of Victory, pp. 35-36
 
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