The Northo-guinean wars

## Northic Colonization of Central Thandorikar

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The Northo-Guinean wars also refered to as the Northic colonization of Central Thandorikar is a period of violence enacted by the Empire of Northland in the regions of Guinea, Llanova, Silvane and Umbral. The Wars were an attempt at colonization by the Northic crown for the lands are extremely valuable for the Gold, Diamond, Ivory, rubber and slave trades.

## Economics

The Region of Central Thandorikar has been the center point of exploration in Thandorikar for centuries seeing its first visitors from the Sargonic and Maratzov Empires. However apart from a few small colonies the First real settlers came in the form of the Osconians who first settled parts of Umbral and Zephari. They later lost their Zephari colony to the Northlanders in the Northic-Oscon war opening a new door for a rising empire.

Northland was the First empire to really see the value of Central Thandorikar as it's rich in resources like Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, Cotton, Palm oil, Gold, Diamonds, Ivory, Rubber and potential slave labor. Northlands newly gained colony of the Wanaman isles which is an extensive group of islands which have only one mainland region being one in western Zephari. This Colony served as a stepping stone for later Northic Colonization of the Region.

## Colonization

The Colonies in Central Thandorikar is made up of 6 states these being Northic Umbral, Northic Kimbala, Northic Korandi, Northic Guinea and Northic Lunara. Colonies like Umbral and Kimbala produce Palm oil, Rubber, Cocoa and sugar being probably the most valuable part of the colonies. Colonies like Guinea and lunara Produce Ivory, gold and diamonds while Korandi and gwali are primarily used for coffee however also produce Palm oil and Sugar.

## Colonial uprising and opposition

The Empire of Northland to this day faces colonial uprisings and rebellions by the natives and the descendants of Boterbloemen and Fjallsen settlers in the region. These uprisings makes the region relatively unstable though the large Northic Military presence counter weighs these uprisings.

## Northo-Zephari War

in 1860 Northland attempted and eventually succeeded in advancing from the Wanaman isles into the Diamond and gold rich Zephari and Savara Territories. During the Invasion Mertelheim who was put in charge of the colonization committed a genocide which killed over 225,000 Natives many of which being women and children. The annexation of Zephari and Savara would prove to be a blessing and a curse as it gave the Empire a foot hold in Central Thandorikar it attracted the attention of the other tribes in the region which lead Northland to several other wars.

## **Zephyr War**

The Zephyr war was fought between the Empire of Northland and the Korandi Nomads, gwali clan and Kongothi tribe. War broke out after several border skirmishes along the Zephyr river between the tribes and the Northic Colonial army there which were caused by insufficient mapping of the region and thus its borders. The Zephyr war resulted in the Northic annexation of Kongothi and partial annexations of Korandi and Gwali.

## The Lunari wars

The Lunari wars were fought between 1864 and 1866 during which the Northic army was defeated many times by native raids on their villages which eventually caused Northland to retreat out of the region.

## The Northic-Thulanan war

The Northic-Thulanan war was a well planed scheme by the Northic army to invade the Territories belonging to the Lunari people and the Thulana Federation. The reason for the conflict being the threat the tribes faced towards Northic succes and victory in the region and the Ivory rich region of Lunara. The Northlanders advanced on the eight of april 1867 and quickly swept through Northern Lunara where they seperated the native tribes of Lunari and the Federation of Thulana. During the conquest of Lunara over 120,000 Natives were killed as an act of violence and show of force by the Northlanders. After the Empire annexed the Lunara Region they quickly moved to the Thulanan Capital of ben'gaza which they occupied ending the war. The Lunari might have been the hardest tribes incorporate into the empire in their respective region as they started a guerilla warfare campaign against the Northlanders which under the Leadership of Mertelheim eventually crushed the guerilla fighters.

## Northic Colonization of Koroma

After the Lunari Wars between 1864 and 1866 in a hope to not see their power fade away in the region Northland traded West Bãssar for The Kunduka region in the west with the Osconians granting the Empire acces to cocoa and coffee production which they eventually sought to expand due to its value causing them to lay their eyes on the Koroma clan East of Kunduka. The Kunduka Clan might have been the easiest for Northland to colonize as unlike the other tribes in central Thandorikar the Koroman Natives were less technologically advanced and still lived as nomads in relatively small camps. Though Koroma is quite small it took a while for Northland to establish control over the region as they first primarilly focused on creating a reliable trade route from the land locked Kunduka to the sea only later establishing permanent control over the rest of the colony. The Colonization of Koroma expanded the Coffee and Cocoa production while also introducing Rubber plantations to the Crowns collection.

## The Third Sargonic war

Due to the Out brake of the Third Sargonic war activities were put on hold for a while as the armies fought Sargon in Eneric. However hostilities didn't cease to exist during this period as the Northic Conquest of Northern Umbral caused the local population to rise up which caused some already occupied parts to brake away. These brake away states were eventually suppressed and re colonised after the Third Sargonic war.

## Northern Umbral Purchases

The Northic Purchases of Northern Umbral from the Gwalharin Empire is known as the largest land grab at once done by the Empire during which it Purchased Korandi, Gwali, Lubari, Bwazi and parts of Kimbala and Nimboya. This expansion brought Palm oil and sugar production to the colony expanding his majesties wealth even more. An important revelation during this period is the ascension by Nora I to the throne of Northland and the abdication of Oscar III.