First Kyrati Civil War

The First Kyrati Civil War was a war fought between the Nationalists who sought to overthrow Kyrat monarchy and the Royalists who defended royal family. The civil war started in 1984, ended in 1987 and was immediately followed by Second Kyrati Civil War within the same year.
==Prelude==
According to Divya Kandala, in 1825, after becoming a protectorate and offering money and arms in exchange for the use of their army, the British attempted an invasion of India with Kyrati soldiers on the front lines. When the invasion failed, the Kyrati people became disillusioned with the monarchy that had sold them out to a foreign power. The Royalists stayed loyal to the Kyrati royal family despite ever increasing tensions and hostilities especially from 1900 onward.
After Kyrat regained independence from British Empire and went back being ruled by the Kyrati monarchy, the country post-colonial economy was dependent on gold mining, ran by the KEO. The gold mines were exhausted in the 1960's with the KEO going bankrupt. Economic hardships during the following decades intensified oppositions to the Kyrati monarchy and fueled the Nationalists cause.
==Events==
Two factions were born during this turmoil; the Nationalists, who wanted to depose the monarchy to form a republic, and the Royalists, who wanted to preserve the monarchy and the old ways. 
In 1984, the Nationalists started First Kyrati Civil War against the monarchy and naturally the Royalists fought against them. The Nationalists rapidly advanced across Northern Kyrat, further strengthened by foreign mercenaries and a flood of American-made weapons. 
In 1985 the Nationalists eventually stormed the Royal Palace and killed the royal family. Mohan Ghale rallied the Royalists to continue fighting for the already fallen monarchy.
In 1986, the Royalists struggled to continue as the Nationalists grew stronger, Mohan Ghale's Journal described that "Their ranks are bolstered by foreign criminals and they're armed with American-made weapons". 
In 1987, Pagan Min and Yuma Lau brought along their vast Triad gang to Kyrat as well as a distant relative of the royal family. Pagan Min allied with the Royalists whose hope in restoring the monarchy was ensured, their combined forces defeated the Nationalists and emerged victorious, thus ended the First Kyrati Civil War. However, Pagan Min had the royal heir killed and crowned himself the new king of Kyrat, then turned against the Royalists.
==Aftermath==
Pagan Min consolidated his grip on Kyrat in 1987, many native Kyrat citizens loyal to him (and likely some remnants of the Nationalists) joined his Royal Army, while most of his vast triad gang joined the Royal Guard. Some of his forces and the population refused to betray the Royalists however, they saved many survivors and stood by Mohan side.
Outraged by Pagan Min's betrayal, Mohan Ghale and the rest of the Royalists swore revenge, just when the First Kyrati Civil War ended, they immediately founded the Golden Path and fought against Pagan Min, thus began the Second Kyrati Civil War in 1987. The civil war raged on up to the 21st century.
==Trivia==
*Since Kyrat is inspired by Nepal, the civil war is analogous to the real life Nepalese Civil War, the Nationalists are analogous to the Maoists of Nepal and the Royalists are analogous to the Royal Nepali Army.
ru:Первая гражданская война в Кирате
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