Age of Many Emperors

The Age of Many Emperors is a historic era of the Virasana Empire, marked by wild infighting between various Noble Houses each claiming to have the right to name the next Virasana Emperor. 
== Causes ==
After the ill-advised assasination of Bibek Virasana in 1942 ET, there was no legal heir to the throne left. Several contestants claimed their right to the Lotus Throne, but none managed to initially secure the bid. Fighting broke out, leading to all-out warfare among all houses in 1949 ET. 
== Reunification ==
At the height of the Dakka War, in 1985 ET, only four serious contestants remained: 
* House Ndewane, Nandi Makeba Ndewane 
* House Grebenstein, Friedrich Nikolaus Grebenstein
* House Medina, Cleonea Medina, backed also by House Tô-Genji
* House Almaviva, Bernardo Almaviva
The stalemate status quo started unravelling when out of the blue, Bernardo Almaviva recinded his claim and publicly backed the until then virtually unknown couple of Gregorius Quetzal and Amadeus Grebenstein as next Emperors. While initially belittled as yet another flight of fancy of an overly dramatic Almaviva, the three of them managed to almost miraculously secure sufficient support, ending with both of them being crowned Emperor in 1988 ET, ending the Age of Many Emperors and initializing the rule of House Quetzal. Category:Eras
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Category:1942 ET
Category:1988 ET