Western Sonu Revolution

## The Western Sonu Revolution

Luke Eyewalkers and Inajah mercenaries of the Eyelactic Armed Forces on the way to Dromund Baas in 1851

### Result

**Treaty of Eyeruscant**;* Significant Revolutionary diplomatic victory, military stalemate
* Grandmaster Seiwa is ousted from power
* The W. Sonu Order becomes a democratic institution, and finally agrees to begin industrializing
* The Eyelactic Republic's government is forced to stop accepting foreign demands on Spore soil
* The Eyelactic Republic is greatly weakened, paving the way for the Inater takeover of Spore

Belligerents| **Western Sonu Order**  **Eyelactic Republic**  Pro-Eyelactic Mercenaries**Supported by:** Pact of Eyeruscant (1848-1852 ) | **Various Revolutionaries:*** Eyelactic Radicals and Xenophobes
* Vevillian Faction of the Sonu Order
* Cerulean Faction of the Sonu Order
* Legheran Faction of the Sonu Order
* Gammerian Crusade for the Future of the World/Dromund Baas Crusade (1851)

The **Western Sonu Revolution** was a period of significant societal upheaval within the Western Sonu Order that started during the Revolutions of 1848 and ended around 4 1/2 years later in early 1853. The revolution would signify a change of the balance of power towards the Inater Despotate and its sphere of influence, the Ostravikura Council, of the east from the previously very powerful Eyelactic Republic, and is typically considered a civil war within the Eyelactic Republic despite there being little actual fighting. The 1848 Revolutions had highlighted quite clearly that Sonu tensions were quite significant, between the traditionalist 'appeasionists' of Grandmaster Seiwa and his allies, against much of the more radical, 'strongman' factions led by Master Cheloron. The political deadlock was suddenly toppled when Grandmaster Seiwa's top henchmen (without his approval) ordered, with the support of the Eyelactic chancellor, the expulsion of Master Cheloron and his allies, a deed that was the final straw for much of the revolutionaries. On October 27, 1848, the city of Alderbaa was stormed by Master Cheloron, and its Sonu officials were convicted and thrown into a revolutionary prison. This is generally agreed to be the start of the Revolution, as the Eyelactic Republic and Western Sonu Order responded quickly. For much of the late 1840s, Cheloron and his allies found themselves on the run, only being able to hold cities for a short period of time. The Gammerian intervention, followed by the Siege of Dromund Baas was a turning point in the revolution, with much of the Eyelactic army focused on punishing the Gammerian mercenaries, the revolutionaries had managed to garner more public support and emancipate more land, as well as gain more recruits. The revolutionary and Eyelactic army clashed in the Battle of Cozhen Valley in early 1852, which ended in a revolutionary victory and the security of their captured territories. Though they were defeated in the battles of Armania and Lillistone, pressure from the Inaters and significant popular unrest led to Eyelactic morale dropping, as well as a victory in Pepon. Finally, the March on Eyeruscant occurred on March 1, 1853, where the revolutionaries, supported by the Inaters, forced the Eyelactic chancellor to sign a peace treaty and armistice, while Grandmaster Seiwa was deposed and replaced by now-Grandmaster Cheloron. The revolution had led to the Eyelactic Republic and its core benefactor, the Sonu Order, being significantly weakened, and the Inaters were more than happy to take advantage. Less than 20 years after the Treaty of the Sonu Castle was signed, the Eyelactic Republic would be no more.

1. ↑ Killed in action