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Eastern Coalition Secret Service

The Eastern Coalition Secret Service is the official Elamite led foreign intelligence organization of the Eastern Coalition. Despite it officially only being responsible for matters in foreign countries, it also has jurisdiction domestically, in all the EC countries, whenever there is a suspected connection between the investigated person or organization and a foreign entity. The ECSS is responsible for preserving Elam's and EC's power at home and abroad, supporting pro-EC factions in other countries, and countering OFK's missions, most notably those of the KIA.

## History

The ECSS was founded in 77 AEE by the decree of the Elamite empress Lim-Kiririsha, partly as a reaction to the formation of the KIA, however, the ECSS was envisioned to be much grander in scope, as it would serve not only one country, but the whole faction, and would also be able to conduct its operations inside the EC borders in order to better protect the faction's interests. The organization quickly expanded in the following years, with thousands of Elamites, Babylonians, Assyrians, and others joining its ranks, with more and more various operations beginning to be conducted in important regions.

The most important mission of the ECSS so far has been Annunitum's Wrath, which saw the agents uncover the connection between the Assyrian Liberation Army and the OFK, which had been supplying the former. This eventually led to the complete destruction of the ALA and humiliation of the OFK, as it was forced to execute the remaining ALA members and pay an indemnity to the EC in order to avoid another war. Another important mission of the ECSS was Indra's Curse, which resulted in the Kingdom of Kuru defeating the Kingdom of Pancala and eventually joining the EC, thus giving the faction a powerful ally in India. The king of Kuru was killed by the ECSS during the mission, as he had been kidnapped and turned to the OFK's side by the KIA, but the mission's main goals were still accomplished.

## List of Most Important Operations

**Most important missions of the Eastern Coalition Secret Service**
 Annunitum's Wrath
 Anzu's Flight
 Indra's Curse
淺水灣

## 列車服務

### 啟用日期

2021/5/17

結構
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### 月台類型

島式疊式月台

淺水灣站(英文：Repulse Bay Station）係維鐵銀城線同東沙城綫嘅一個站。

淺水灣站是維鐵最早開通的車站之一，因此這裡經常進行維鐵實驗測試。

淺水灣站 A 出口有接駁巴士VMB 205X, E1。

出口
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A出口 : Repulse Bay Road

## 月台結構

### 上層月台

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### 下層月台

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## 車站結構

 **G4**
**銀城線月台**
 **1**號月台
 **G3**
**東沙城綫月台**
 **4**號月台
 **G2** | 通道

## 歷年月台變遷

**上層月台**

 ←馬連拿 Mariner(2)

**下層月台**

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2021/7/17-2021/8/7
**上層月台**

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**下層月台**

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Mesopotamian Freedom Front

The Mesopotamian Freedom Front is a newly founded organization in Babylonia, which focuses on trying to abolish slavery in Babylonia and the Eastern Coalition as a whole. The MFF consists mostly of former slaves, both ones freed legally and escapees, as well as free citizens sympathetic to the cause.

The MFF is officially a civil rights organization which campaigns for the abolition of slavery by legal means, however, it also has a paramilitary wing, of unknown size, which takes a more aggressive approach and uses intimidation tactics against the Babylonian government to pressure it to free the slaves. This includes kidnappings of various officials, bank robberies, arson, destruction of government and corporate property, and raids on slave plantations, among other actions. Founded in 80 AEE, the MFF has already grown to have over 6 000 official members, as well as possibly over 20 000 more passive supporters. However, it is estimated that up to 400 000 people may secretly be members in one way or another - most of them still slaves trying to gain their freedom.

The MFF doesn't have a known leader or headquarters which makes it difficult for the Babylonians to take it down. The MFF also has no known ties to the OFK or any other faction or government and is thought to be a completely natural creation, made possible by Babylonia's excessive use of slaves when compared to other countries in the OFK and even the EC. Babylonia continues trying to crack down on the MFF but finds little success, as the organization continues growing by the day.
Battle of Ashkelon

## Belligerents

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
• Kingdom of Egypt
**Eastern Coalition:**
• Kingdom of Elam
• Kingdom of Babylonia
• Kingdom of Assyria
• Kingdom of the Levant

## Commanders and leaders

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
• Nechtarhebi
• Amethu
**Eastern Coalition:**
• Eparti
• Kindattu

## Strength

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
~54 000
**Eastern Coalition:**
~85 000

## Casualties and losses

~4 500
**Eastern Coalition:**
~35 000

The Battle of Ashkelon was the turning point in the Levantine campaign in the OFK-EC War. After the EC victory in the Battle of Gezer, the capture of Ashkelon seemed to be almost certain for the EC, as it had a larger force and higher morale and so was ready to complete the takeover of the Levant. However, Shilhak-Inshushinak's, who was the king of Elam and the factual leader of the EC, death on the evening of 9 Shemu IV changed everything. Shilhak was betrayed by Horminuter, the former Egyptian general who appeared to defect to the EC after being captured in the Fourth Battle of Kadesh, who tried to poison his drink. Horminuter was thought to be stopped and was killed by general Eparti, who himself tried to assassinate Shilhak to take over the coalition, but was also stopped and arrested. However, Shilhak still died soon nonetheless due to having unknowingly consumed Horminuter's poison which was secretly put into another cup as well.

With Shilhak dead, the command of the EC army fell to generals Kindattu and Eparti, the latter being placed under arrest for his attempt to assassinate Shilhak. Yet in a few hours he was freed by his loyal officers and the two generals were now in control of their respective units. The two disagreed on how to proceed, with Eparti still wanting to attack Ashkelon, while Kindattu wanted to retreat north and reorganize, as Shilhak had ordered in his contingency note. The disagreements continued over the night, and during that time the Egyptians learned of Shilhak's death through their spy network within the EC camp.

Realizing that the EC must be in disarray, the Egyptians under Nechtarhebi attacked the EC forces in the morning of the 10th of Shemu IV. The EC still had not decided on the course of action and so was completely disorganized, resulting in thousands of casualties and the destruction of their camp. Seeing that no unified decision could be made, Kindattu took his forces and pulled them north, eventually retreating to Assyria after crossing the Euphrates. Eparti decided to stay and fight, but could not organize his forces in time and so was utterly defeated, barely managing to escape in time with a small remainder of his army. In the end, over a dozen thousand EC soldiers were dead, and two dozens became Egyptian captives, while Egypt had relatively few casualties. Following the battle, the Egyptians immediately marched north to reconquer the Levant, while Eparti headed for Ugarit with his force, hoping to entrench himself there.
Wanax

Wanax is the title for the high king of the Mycenaean Confederation. While all kings are technically equal, the wanax has supreme authority on the country's international matters, including the signing of treaties and declarations of wars. Wanaxes are usually the rulers of the kingdom of Mycenae, though in some cases (such as regencies) monarchs of other kingdoms of the Confederation can become wanaxes. Currently the position of the wanax of the Mycenaean Confederation is vacant, as it is being disputed between Tirynthius and Hecataeus, the sons of the former wanax Eteweokles.
Third Battle of Kadesh

## Belligerents

**Pact of Civilizations:**
• Kingdom of Egypt
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
• Kingdom of Hatti
 ○ Kingdom of Ugarit

## Commanders and leaders

**Pact of Civilizations:**
• Ramesses XI (Egypt)
• Nechtarhebi (Egypt)
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
• Muwatalli III (Hatti)
• Lihsuman (Hatti)
• Huhhaziti (Hatti)

## Strength

**Pact of Civilizations:**
~33 000
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
~29 000

## Casualties and losses

~3 800
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
~6 900

The Third Battle of Kadesh was the final major battle in the Levant during the Great Powers' War before the intervention of Elam and the start of the OFK-EC War. It took place between Egypt and Hatti, near where the Second Battle of Kadesh took place a couple years prior.

The battle was a decisive Egyptian victory. It was due to a combination of factors - Hittite resources and funds drying up, more Egyptian recruits joining the army, and the pharaoh Ramesses XI himself leading the charge, thus raising the morale of his troops. The Hittites were thoroughly defeated and retreated north to Qatna. Meanwhile the Egyptians recaptured the city of Kadesh and continued their advance from there. This battle reinvigorated Egyptian spirits and many believed that the end of Hatti and the entire war would be soon coming to an end.
Amurru

### GDP

• Total: 34 million Egyptian shematy (71 AEE)• Per capita: 74.95 Egyptian shematy (71 AEE)

The Kingdom of Amurru was a puppet state of Egypt, located north of Egyptian Levant. It was established in 38 AEE after the Second Hittite-Egyptian War, as stipulated in the Treaty of Damascus. The kings ruled the state from the capital Kadesh.

The population was mostly Phoenician, living along the coast, and Amorite, living further inland, though the Egyptian language was also often used due to common visits from Egyptian merchants and officials. Almost all the inhabitants followed the Levantine pantheons of gods, but some shrines of Egyptian gods had been constructed to better connect the puppet kingdom to Egypt. The urbanization level of the country in 71 AEE was similar to Egypt at 19%, with the Phoenicians being much more urban than the Amorites, who were still mostly rural.

The inhabitants had a moderately good standard of living with the GDP per capita being 74.95 shematy. The main industries were shipbuilding and logging, however Egypt subsidized the puppet state to make sure it was well maintained.

Amurru had no official army or navy, as it was established as a demilitarized zone. Only city garrisons, law enforcement officers, and light patrol boats were allowed by the terms of the Treaty of Damascus. Yet this was being circumvented by warships being built and immediately sent to the Egyptian port of Byblos just south of Amurru, and men who wanted to join the army could easily cross the border and enlist from Baalbek or Byblos into the Egyptian army.

**Spoiler warning: this section contains spoilers for the novel The Rise of Kemet.**

In 71 AEE the puppet state was completely overrun by Hittite forces shortly after the start of the Great Powers' War. After the Second Battle of Kadesh, where the Egyptians were defeated, the Hittites took control of the capital and the rest of the country, executing the king Abdi-Ashirta III in the process. The region remained an important battlefield for the following years, first between the Egyptians and the Hittites, and later between the OFK and EC forces in the OFK-EC War. After the Kingdom of the Levant was founded in the territory of the former Kingdom of Ugarit, it quickly expanded south and conquered most of former Amurru as well, with the exception of Arwad which declared neutrality along with the other four major Phoenician cities (Byblos, Beirut, Sidon, and Tyre).
Second Conference of the Great Powers' Club

The Second Conference of the Great Powers' Club took place in 56 AEE. It was attended by Ramesses X of Egypt, Tudhaliya VI of Hatti, Mutakkil-Nusku of Assyria, and Marduk-apla-iddina II of Karduniash. The kings convened in Nippur, the religious center of Karduniash. During this conference, the two opposing factions officially formed in between the meetings. After the first day, the Hattusa-Babylon Axis, an alliance of Hatti and Karduniash, was established, and in response, after the second day the Triple Alliance was formed, which consisted of Egypt, Assyria, and the Mycenaean Confederation (the latter not being present, but already being in an alliance with Egypt). While there were some separate meetings of both factions, regular conference meetings, where all four kings participated, also continued.

Other than the alliance treaties, such agreements were signed:

* The official border was delineated between Assyria and the Hittite puppet kingdom Hayasa-Azzi.
* The Hittite puppet states of Hayasa-Azzi, Lukka, and Masa were officially recognized.
* The Mycenaean puppet kingdoms of Wilusa and Ahhiyawa were officially recognized.
* Border restrictions were loosened between the four kingdoms.
* The puppet kingdoms of Amurru and Ugarit were officially recognized by Assyria and Karduniash, and were set to be integrated into Egypt and Hatti respectively in 30 years, 86 AEE.

Several proposals failed:

* Official recognition of Alashiya as a puppet kingdom of Hatti (proposed by Hatti, supported by Karduniash, opposed by Egypt and Assyria).
* Inclusion of the Mycenaean Confederation into the Great Powers' Club (proposed by Egypt, supported by Assyria, opposed by Hatti and Karduniash).
* A limit on army sizes, capping them at 80 000 men (proposed by Karduniash, opposed by others); a later proposal capped them at 100 000 men (proposed by Karduniash, supported by Egypt, opposed by Assyria and Hatti).

The next conference was decided to be held in the Assyrian city of Nineveh in 61 AEE.
Siege of Chenem-Waset

## Belligerents

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
• Kingdom of Egypt
**Eastern Coalition:**
• Kingdom of Kush

## Commanders and leaders

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
• Ranubkheper
**Eastern Coalition:**
• Taharqa

## Strength

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
~24 000
**Eastern Coalition:**
~35 000

## Casualties and losses

~9 000
**Eastern Coalition:**
~7 800

The siege of Chenem-Waset was the first major engagement between the Kingdom of Egypt and the Kingdom of Kush during the OFK-EC War, though in the Kushite front not much had changed since the Great Powers' War formally ended. In 74 AEE Taharqa's force continued its advance north, and while its advancement speed was slowed, it was still not stopped completely and managed to march further down the Nile valley, even with higher casualties than in prior years. In early 74 AEE the city of Chenem-Waset, the administrative capital of Egyptian Kush, was reached and put under siege.

The Egyptians were desperate and so sent out a couple units under captains Rashaken and Sutenhi to search for an assassin to kill Taharqa, while the Army of Amun itself under general Ranubkheper continued trying to stop Taharqa's Kushite army. However, it ultimately failed and in about a year the city fell, though the Kushites also suffered serious casualties. The siege was followed by a short battle north of the city, where the Egyptians were once again defeated and the army was forced to retreat.

After taking Chenem-Waset, Taharqa made it into his new administrative and military capital, moving it from Kerma. He was determined to continue even further north, hoping to reach the Second Cataract of the Nile. However, his plans were soon foiled as the returned captains Rashaken and Sutenhi brought the infamous Silver Serpent to the front and together assassinated Taharqa, after taking general Ranubkheper's lookalike to his new palace and pretending to be defectors. This led to the Kushite Civil War, where the pro-OFK Harsiotef, Taharqa's brother, fought the pro-EC Benemba, Taharqa's wife, and her son Nassor.
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## 車站月台結構

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## 月台結構

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### 樓層及設施分布

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 **L2月台** | **1**號月台

## 月台結構

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## 月台結構

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該站位於中西區金鐘夏慤道、海富中心及德立街地底，月台及大堂大致呈梯形。

## 車站象徵

金鐘站主要以**藍色**為車站套色，月台的焗漆板則主要為**深藍色**，而荃灣綫月台東端亦有**黃色**焗漆板。

## 車站樓層及設施分布

金鐘站共有3層，其中頂層為大堂，其餘兩層為月台。

 **L1大堂** | 大堂
 **L2月台** | **4**號月台
 **L3**
月台
First Conference of the Great Powers' Club

The First Conference of the Great Powers' Club took place in 51 AEE. It was attended by Ramesses X of Egypt, Suppiluliuma III of Hatti, Mutakkil-Nusku of Assyria, and Burnaburiash III of Karduniash. The meeting was set in Knossos, the capital of Crete, which belongs to the Mycenaean Confederation, and so this city was deemed a neutral place to convene, as it did not belong to any of the Great Powers. The meeting mostly dealt with the situation after the Assyrian-Kassite war and issues of warfare in general.

During the conference, several agreements were signed:

* The new post-war Assyrian-Kassite border was adjusted and officially recognized.
* Egypt and Hatti agreed to withdraw their troops from Assyria.
* The Assyrian reparation payment to Karduniash period was cut down from 10 years to 8 years, to be over in 54 AEE.
* Official trade between the four powers was resumed.
* The Knossos Conventions, establishing international standards for warfare, were written and approved.
* The conferences were set to take place every five years, each time in a city of a different member kingdom.

Several proposals failed to pass:

* Official recognition of Alashiya as a puppet kingdom of Hatti (proposed by Hatti, supported by Karduniash, opposed by Egypt and Assyria).
* Inclusion of Elam into the Great Powers' Club (proposed by Assyria, opposed by the others).
* A total ban on conscription, seeking to replace all armies of the members with fully professional forces (proposed by Egypt, supported by Karduniash, opposed by Hatti and Assyria).

The next conference was decided to be held in the Kassite city of Nippur in 56 AEE
Resheph's Blades

Resheph's Blades is the name of a private mercenary company, currently the largest and most prominent one in the world. It was founded in 77 AEE, shortly after the OFK-EC War, as many former soldiers wanted to continue fighting and/or could not find other jobs after being relieved of their duties. The company was founded in the Phoenician city of Sidon by Barekbaal Adad, formerly an arms dealer who supplied both sides during Phoenicia's short independence and neutrality in the war. Originally consisting of a few hundred Phoenicians, Canaanites, and Amorites, the company quickly grew in prominence and in 83 AEE has over 12 000 members, and includes most ethnicities, such as Mycenaeans, Hittites, Egyptians, Kushites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Elamites, and others.

Resheph's Blades participated in many post-war operations, such as the Mycenaean colonization and pacification of Sicily, Hittite campaigns in Cimmeria, Elamite eastern expansion, the civil war in Sabaea, and, most recently, the war in India between Kuru and Pancala, where the mercenaries helped conquer Pancala. Currently, Resheph's Blades operate mostly in India, Sabaea, and Italy - all regions with ongoing conflicts.
Battles of Baalbek

## Belligerents

**Pact of Civilizations:**
• Kingdom of Egypt
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
• Kingdom of Hatti

## Commanders and leaders

**Pact of Civilizations:**
• Nechtarhebi (Egypt)
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
• Muwatalli III (Hatti)
• Lihsuman (Hatti)
• Huhhaziti (Hatti)

## Strength

**Pact of Civilizations:**
~40 000
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
~37 000

## Casualties and losses

~6 000
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
~7 500

The Battles of Baalbek were a series of battles taking place in and around Baalbek during the Great Powers' War in 72 AEE. The fighting took place between Hittite and Egyptian forces, which wrestled for control over the strategic region, as securing it would allows easy access to the rest of the Levant south of it, even without control of the ports.

The First Battle of Baalbek was won by the Hittites and resulted in their capture of the city. The Second Battle happened months later and resulted in and Egyptian victory and recapturing of the city. Finally, the Third Battle took place north of the city and was won once again by the Egyptians. There were some smaller skirmishes around the area, but ultimately the Egyptians managed to clear the area and push the Hittites back, fully securing the Baalbek region.
Pancala

### GDP

• Total: 92 million Egyptian shematy (81 AEE)• Per capita: 57.32 Egyptian shematy (81 AEE)

**Spoiler warning: this page contains heavy spoilers for the short story compilation The Khonsu War.**

The Kingdom of Pancala was a short lived kingdom in India, founded in 72 AEE by the five brothers Mudgala, Yavinara, Pratiswan, Kampila, and Sranjaya. Kampila was also personally responsible for founding and ruling the capital city of the same name. The kingdom rose quickly after being established, securing much territory and defeating local warlords, which allowed it to become a powerful rival to the neighboring Kingdom of Kuru by 77 AEE.

In 79 AEE, the kingdom declared war on Kuru. While the war went well initially, with Pancala occupying eastern Kuru, by 81 AEE Kuru regained its advantage and pushed Pancala back. Kuru's position was further strengthened by the arrival and help of the ECSS and the mercenary company Resheph's Blades. In 82 - 83 AEE, Pancala lost many battles and lands, including the capital Kampila, and four of the five kings were killed. Yavinara was killed in a battle, Sranjaya was ambushed and executed after being baited out by the ECSS, Kampila was killed while trying to escape the capital, and Pratiswan was captured and executed in Asandivat, the capital of Kuru, near the end of the war. The last surviving king, Mudgala, agreed to surrender, giving the remaining territories of Pancala to Kuru in early 83 AEE, which allowed him to survive and become the governor of one of Kuru's newly acquired provinces, while the citizens of Pancala were spared from the worst acts of retribution.

Pancala had quite a low literacy rate of 9.7% and a similarly low urbanization rate of 11.5%. The country had a conscript army, which, at its peak had about 60 000 men, including many chariots and elephants, though by the end of the war the army contained fewer than 10 000 soldiers. The kingdom was a rather isolated one and never had time to establish substantial trade routes or other kinds of international agreements. While the OFK was thinking about allying with Pancala, due to Kuru having allied with the EC, these plans never came to light and Pancala never gained any allies.
Amurru (OFK mandate)

### GDP

• Total: 63 million Egyptian shematy (77 AEE)• Per capita: 83.49 Egyptian shematy (77 AEE)

**Spoiler warning: this page contains heavy spoilers for the novel The March of Deshret.**

The OFK Mandate of Amurru is a joint puppet state of the Organization of Free Kingdoms, administered mostly by Egypt and Hatti. The mandate was created at the end of the OFK-EC War and officially recognized after the signing of the Treaty of Euphrates during the Damascus Peace Conference in 76 AEE.

The mandate effectively replaced the Kingdom of the Levant. After the fall of the kingdom, Egypt regained its territories in Canaan and Phoenicia agreed to rejoin it voluntarily, thus leaving only northern Levant, the former Kingdom of Ugarit, with its fate undecided. Both Egyptians and Hittites laid claim to it, but soon an agreement was reached to make the territory into a puppet state to be administered by all OFK members, with Egyptians and Hittites playing the main role. Thus the mandate was established in 76 AEE and Baluzum II, an Amorite noble, was made its king.

The Mandate is set to last at least 10 years, and in 87 AEE the OFK powers are expected to make a decision on whether to retain it as a puppet state or give it full independence, so it would become an equal member of the faction. However, in the meantime it remains a puppet with little local power. The country has no army or navy, but is home to thousands of OFK soldiers and hundreds of warships, being the most militarized zone in the coalition, as it is the first line of defense against the Eastern Coalition.

The ethnic composition of the region is not different from that of the Kingdom of the Levant or Kingdom of the Ugarit, with the exception of an influx of Assyrians, who, after realizing that Assyria will not be retaken by the OFK, took the offer to resettle in Amurru, with the ability to visit and trade with Assyria. This includes thousands of former Assyrian soldiers who served under Tiglath-Pileser, their families, political refugees, and others. The country has an urbanization level of 28.3% and a literacy rate of 20.8%, both being comparatively high even among OFK members. The country also has the lowest rate of slaves in its population in the OFK and is working to abolish slavery completely.
Battle of Kerma

## Belligerents

**Pact of Civilizations:**
• Kingdom of Egypt
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
• Kingdom of Kush

## Commanders and leaders

**Pact of Civilizations:**
• Ranubkheper (Egypt)
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
• Taharqa (Kush)

## Strength

**Pact of Civilizations:**
~27 000
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
~39 000

## Casualties and losses

~4 400
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
~2 500

The Battle of Kerma was the last major battle in the Kushite front during the Great Powers' War, though the campaign continued into the OFK-EC War. It took place shortly after the Battle of Kawa. The Kushites under Taharqa continued advancing north, once again defeating the Egyptian Army of Amun under general Ranubkheper.

The city was lost pretty soon as well, as it had been a major center of Kushite culture and resistance. After it was capture, Taharqa made it into his temporary capital, moving it from Meroe so it would be closer to the front. Meanwhile the Egyptian forces were forced to retreat north over the Third Cataract of the Nile, to the city of Chenem-Waset, which functioned as the administrative capital of Egyptian Kush.
Skirmish at the Lion Gates

## Belligerents

• Kingdom of Hatti (Muwatalli's faction)
• Kingdom of Hatti (Hakkarpili's faction)

## Commanders and leaders

• Muwatalli (Muwatalli's faction)
• Lihsuman (Muwatalli's faction)
• Huhhaziti (Muwatalli's faction)

• Talakka (Hakkarpili's faction)

## Strength

**Muwatalli's faction:**
~50 000
~2 000 engaged in battle
**Hakkarpili's faction:**
~5 000
~1 000 engaged in battle

## Casualties and losses

~500
**Hakkarpili's faction:**
~70

The Skirmish at the Lion Gates was a short engagement at the end of the Great Powers' War between the different factions of Hittites during the Hittite Civil War. It began as Muwatalli III was trying to enter Kizzuwatna through the gates with his army, retreating from Shilhak and his Elamite forces. However, by that point the Gates had already been taken by Hakkarpili's supporters, who were in league with Elam and soon the Eastern Coalition.

Thus, Muwatalli was not allowed entry and instead the Hittites at the gates, led by captain Talakka, started shooting at Muwatalli's Hittites as they were trying to cross. Muwatalli first tried to get through, but once he realized that he was losing hundreds of men and making no progress, he ordered a retreat south. Hakkarpili's plan worked as Muwatalli was now forced to return to mostly Elamite occupied Levant, yet he did not stay there for long and, after reaching Ugarit, sailed to Egypt, which was not accounted for in the EC plans.
Sack of Dur-Kurigalzu

## Belligerents

**Triple Alliance:**
• Kingdom of Assyria
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
• Kingdom of Karduniash

## Commanders and leaders

**Triple Alliance:**
• Tiglath-Pileser (Assyria)
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
• Ulamburiash † (Karduniash)

## Strength

**Triple Alliance:**
~30 000
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
~25 000

## Casualties and losses

~3 700
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
~7 900
~55 000 civilians

The Sack of Dur-Kurigalzu was the most notable infraction on the Knossos Conventions during the Great Powers' War. It took place shortly after the start of the war and the Mesopotamian campaign, after Assyria invade Karduniash from the north.

Following a battle near the city, which was a decisive Assyrian victory, the city was put under siege. It was taken shortly after, however, instead of putting it under their occupation, the Assyrians chose to destroy it, following orders of Tiglath-Pileser. All the combatants and men of fighting age were executed by the Assyrian army, including the governor of the region Ulamburiash, while the women, many of whom had been raped, were taken into slavery along with children, all of them being sent north to Assyria. The city itself, after being ransacked thoroughly, was completely destroyed.

Being the most prominent site of Kassite culture, as the city was founded by them, it attracted a lot of anger from the Assyrians and so Tiglath decided to completely destroy it, both to frighten the rest of Karduniash into submission and to erase as much Kassite culture and language as possible so as to have an easier time managing the occupied territories later on.

## War crime tribunal

**Spoiler warning: this section contains spoilers for the novel The March of Deshret.**

While this event received some international attention, in the immediate years not much was done about it. Only in 76 AEE did it come to the public attention again, as it was mentioned many times during the Damascus Peace Conference as an example of Assyrian war crimes. In 76-77 AEE some individuals - prominent officers and soldiers participating in the sack - were tried for their war crimes both in the Kingdom of Assyria and the OFK Mandate of Amurru. While the OFK gave more lenient sentences and only sentenced the guilty culprits to years of hard labor, on the EC side most defendants received the death penalty. Still, the most prominent generals and Tiglath himself had already been killed by that point and could not stand trial. General Shu-Kutum also did not stand trial, despite being somewhat involved in the event, as he was pardoned directly by the pharaoh Ramesses XI.
Battle of Purushanda

## Belligerents

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
• Alliance to Restore the True King
**Eastern Coalition:**
• Kingdom of Hatti (Hakkarpili's faction)

## Commanders and leaders

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
• Minimu
• Histuman
**Eastern Coalition:**
• Zuzzu

## Strength

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
~32 000
**Eastern Coalition:**
~19 000

## Casualties and losses

~3 000
**Eastern Coalition:**
~9 000

The Battle of Purushanda was an engagement following the Second Battle of Tuwanuwa in the Hittite Civil War. After Tuwanuwa, the OFK forces split to take over Hakkarpili's holdouts quicker, as now they had a major numbers advantage and so could afford to have two forces fighting at the same time. Purushanda was attacked by Minimu and his general Histuman, both leading the Alliance to Restore the True King, the pro-Muwatalli resistance in Hatti.

The battle was a major victory for the resistance, the largest so far, as previous ones were smaller engagements around less significant cities. Hakkarpili had only a small and exhausted force around Purushanda, and it was easily defeated. The city was taken afterwards after less than a couple weeks of siege. After the area was secured, the resistance crossed the river Halys and linked up again with Muwatalli's army to proceed to Hattusa.
Mycenaean currency

The Mycenaean currency, called the Mycenaean shematy, was introduced into the Mycenaean Confederation and its subjects as the official currency by the wanax Eteweokles in 62 AEE. It is pegged to the Egyptian shematy, the official currency of the Commonwealth Of Kemet, Kush, and Retjenu, with a fixed exchange rate of 2:1, with two Mycenaean shematys being worth one Egyptian shematy. Just like in the Commonwealth, the Mycenaean currency also has the same smaller unit called the qedet (1/10th of a shematy) and the larger one called the deben (12 shematy). The Mycenaean shematy is still not widely adopted, being used only in 8 of the kingdoms of the Confederation and both puppet kingdoms, and even in those places usually only in the larger cities.
Keftiu Accords

The Keftiu Accords were an official alliance treaty between the Mycenaean Confederation and the Kingdom of Egypt, signed in 11 AEE. The alliance ensured full peace and war time cooperation between the two countries. Until 15 AEE, there was a possibility of including Hatti into the alliance as well, however, such plans were dropped when Hatti invaded the neutral Kingdom of Alashiya and hostilities once again began between them and Egypt. The Keftiu Accords were invoked at the start of the Second Hittite-Egyptian War in 17 AEE, when Egypt called Mycenae to join their war against Hatti, and the two fought on the same side throughout the entire war, until its end in 38 AEE. Egypt and Mycenae remained in the alliance after the war and continued cooperating and preparing for another potential conflict with Hatti.

In 56 AEE the Keftiu Accords were superseded by the treaty establishing the Triple Alliance, which now included Egypt, Mycenae, and Assyria. However, the terms between Egypt and the Confederation remained the same as they had been.
Dilmun

### GDP

• Total: 57.3 million Egyptian shematy (77 AEE)• Per capita: 139.71 Egyptian shematy (77 AEE)

**Spoiler warning: this page contains spoilers for the novel The March of Deshret.**

The Merchant State of Dilmun, most often referred to simply as Dilmun, is one of the members of the Eastern Coalition. Having been established over a millennium ago, it was historically a neutral state, trading and dealing with most civilizations, only now breaking this long tradition to become a member of the EC.

## Civil war and Corporatist takeover

During the Great Powers' War Dilmun remained neutral, though mostly trading with Elam, as Karduniash fell early in the war. However, in 74 AEE, shortly after the start of the OFK-EC War, it was strongly incentivized to join the EC by Lim-Kiririsha, the queen of Elam. The Dilmunian king and court refused to do so, wanting to preserve their neutrality traditions, which led to Lim and EC supporting and arming the corporatist faction of Dilmun, which had no qualms about joining the EC if it was profitable.

This began the Dilmunian Civil War in 74 AEE, and while the OFK supported the monarchist faction which had now aligned itself with it, the OFK was much further away and so its shipments could not arrive as quickly to the country. Not too long later, in 75 AEE, the corporatists assumed control of the country and established the Merchant State of Dilmun, ruled by a council of the most wealthy merchants in the country, and represented in the international stage by a selected executive. Meanwhile, the king of Dilmun fled to Egypt, but not much effort was spent on trying to reclaim the country.

## Part of the Eastern Coalition

During the remaining part of the OFK-EC War, Dilmun traded with and supplied exclusively the EC. Its most important exports were copper and ships, which were needed for the newly created EC fleets. There was no conscription but some Dilmunians chose to serve in the EC army voluntarily, often as officers or engineers.

After the war, Dilmun resumed trade with the OFK members as well, though only in civilian production and not materials that could be used for war. Currently, Dilmun is the richest country per capita in the known world, closely followed by Magan. Just like most EC members, it uses the Sitan as its official currency. It also has the highest literacy and urbanization rates, at 26.7% and 78.8% respectively. Most of the population is involved in the crafting, trading, shipbuilding, mining, and service industries, as the country's main exports are ships, ship parts, copper and copper tools and weapons, jewelry, and luxury goods, with the main markets being Elam, Babylonia, Assyria, and now Egypt. Dilmun has a fleet of around 140 warships as well as around 5000 elite soldiers, though they are to be used only for defensive purposes, as Dilmun is not obliged to send any troops for foreign conflicts.
Punt

The Kingdom of Punt is a small kingdom in eastern Afrika, bordering the Commonwealth of Kemet, Kush, and Retjenu. While for most of its history it was a rather unimportant local power, it gained prominence in 81 AEE when it joined the Organization of Free Kingdoms, becoming the first country to join the faction after its initial founding in 73 AEE.

This decision was made rather easily, as while representatives from the Eastern Coalition tried to sway Punt to their side, these attempts were unsuccessful due to Punt's centuries' old connections to Egypt - the Commonwealth - and so the kingdom chose to join the OFK. Punt's economy relies heavily on the Commonwealth and has little involvement with any of the EC countries, and the king Mzamba II was also worried of EC's involvement in the war between the Sabaean tribes over the strait in South Arabia, which threatened Punt and made him seek membership in the OFK in 80 AEE. A few months later, once all the OFK leaders had signed the agreement, Punt officially became a member of the faction and so became even more closely integrated with the Commonwealth, which resulted in more trade between the two countries, joint military exercises, and the unofficial adoption of the Egyptian shematy in Punt's economy.

Punt has a rather low but rapidly increasing literacy rate of 10.7% and a moderate rate of urbanization at 24.5%. The country has a small semi-professional army of about 14000 soldiers, mostly used for repelling Nilote tribes from inner Afrika and the Sabaeans from Arabia, and a sizeable navy of over 120 warships, larger than the Commonwealth's Red Sea fleet. However, Punt is mostly a merchant based society, with its economy relying on trade with the Commonwealth, with Punt's most important exports being wood, ivory, ebony, incense, live exotic Afrikan animals, cosmetics, spices, and various other luxury goods. Punt also serves as a midpoint for trade between India and the Commonwealth.
Battle of Gezer

## Belligerents

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
• Kingdom of Egypt
**Eastern Coalition:**
• Kingdom of Elam
• Kingdom of Babylonia
• Kingdom of Assyria
• Kingdom of the Levant

## Commanders and leaders

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
• Nechtarhebi
• Amethu
**Eastern Coalition:**
• Shilhak-Inshushinak
• Kindattu
• Eparti

## Strength

**Organization of Free Kingdoms:**
~63 000
**Eastern Coalition:**
~81 000

## Casualties and losses

~30 000
**Eastern Coalition:**
~14 000

The Battle of Gezer was a continuous series of engagements in early Shemu III, 75 AEE, east of the city of Gezer in southern Canaan. After the EC victory in the Fourth Battle of Kadesh, it continued advancing south, capturing major Egyptian cities and forts along the way. This task was made easier by Phoenicia declaring neutrality, which deprived Egypt of the most strategically important cities in the Levant and made EC's conquest easier.

The campaign, taking over a year, resulted in many EC victories and some OFK ones, but not enough to stop their opponents' advance. Eventually, southern Canaan was reached, but the frontline froze as the Egyptian army under general Nechtarhebi managed to stabilize the situation. Yet this changed once Shilhak-Inshushinak returned from his eastern visits to the front, bringing thousands of new troops and raising the morale even more. A new strategy was also agreed on by the generals Eparti and Kindattu, who were given the go ahead by Shilhak to execute a large encirclement maneuver.

The battle began as Kindattu engaged the Egyptians with his force containing elephants. However, this was just a ruse to move the Egyptian army away from the cities and make them fortify their center, as it was supposed to fight the elephants, while ignoring their eastern flank, due to the elephants making it seem like most of the EC army was with Kindattu, while in reality he had only a small portion of it and never revealed its true size. Meanwhile Eparti managed to circumvent the Egyptian army with his larger EC force, containing chariots and mounted units, and, once everyone was in position, attack it from the undefended flank. Before the Egyptians realized what was happening, much of their force was encircled and destroyed or captured. Seeing that the battle was lost, Nechtarhebi ordered a retreat and so managed to escape southwest with around half of his force, but the rest were mostly captured by the EC. The Egyptians were once again forced to retreat, ceding Gezer and other nearby cities to the EC. The Egyptians retreated to Ashkelon, and the EC soon reached it and prepared to fight the Egyptians there to secure the remainder of the Levant.
Third Conference of the Great Powers' Club

The Third Conference of the Great Powers' Club took place in 61 AEE. It was attended by Ramesses X of Egypt, Suppiluliuma IV of Hatti, Mutakkil-Nusku of Assyria, and Marduk-apla-iddina II of Karduniash. The kings convened in Nineveh, the second largest city of Assyria. By the time of this conference the two main factions - the Hattusa-Babylon Axis and the Triple Alliance - had already formed and so it became more difficult to reach common ground between all four members, but some progress continued to be made.

Such agreements were signed:

* A new naval treaty was signed, dividing maritime areas between Egypt, Hatti, and the Mycenaean Confederation in the Mediterranean Sea.
* The Arabian Desert was divided into zones of influence of each kingdom, mostly for mining and hunting rights, as everyone was still free to traverse any area of the desert.
* The Reduced Slavery Act was initiated, limiting the number of slaves in each of the major kingdoms to 6% and obliging them to improve the conditions of the slaves. Also, the target goal of 5% slaves was set to 71 AEE.

Several proposals failed:

* Official recognition of Alashiya as a puppet kingdom of Hatti (proposed by Hatti, supported by Karduniash, opposed by Egypt and Assyria).
* Inclusion of the Mycenaean Confederation into the Great Powers' Club in exchange for recognition of Alashiya as a puppet kingdom of Hatti (proposed by Egypt, supported by Assyria, opposed by Hatti and Karduniash).
* The creation of a unified border patrol force in the east, to protect against barbarians from the Zagros Mountains (proposed by Karduniash, supported by Hatti, opposed by Egypt and Assyria).

The next conference was decided to be held in the Egyptian city of Byblos in 66 AEE.
Battle of Lagash

## Belligerents

**Pact of Civilizations:**
• Kingdom of Elam
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
• Kingdom of Karduniash

## Commanders and leaders

**Pact of Civilizations:**
• Shilhak-Inshushunak (Elam)
• Kindattu (Elam)
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
• Zikarsin (Karduniash)

## Strength

**Pact of Civilizations:**
~25 000
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
~20 000

## Casualties and losses

~2 400
**Hattusa-Babylon Axis:**
~12 000

The Battle of Lagash was the first major battle during the Great Powers' Wars involving Elam. The kingdom invaded Karduniash from the south and inflicted many successive defeats on the country.

The Battle of Lagash was won by Elam with few casualties on their side and allowed the Elamites to take over the city of Lagash and then proceed north, to link up with Assyrians near Eshnunna. The Elamites took many war prisoners, though some of them were soon incorporated into their army, due to already having had little allegiance to Karduniash. The young general himself, Zikarsin, was made into an Elamite officer and began quickly climbing through the ranks, eventually becoming a full-fledged general of the Kingdom of Babylonia within the EC.
Levant (Elamite puppet)

### GDP

• Total: 129 million Egyptian shematy (75 AEE)• Per capita: 71.45 Egyptian shematy (75 AEE)

**Spoiler warning: this page contains heavy spoilers for the novels The Rise of Kemet and The March of Deshret.**

The Kingdom of the Levant was a short lived state founded by Elam during the OFK-EC War. After the Battle of Qatna, Elamite and their allied forces quickly overran the Hittite puppet Kingdom of Ugarit, and, after taking Ugarit itself in 73 AEE founded the kingdom. Harharran, who had been secretly working with Shilhak-Inshushinak and was responsible for the assassination of the kings during the Fifth Great Powers' Conference in Ugarit, was named the king of the country, though still being subject to Shilhak.

However, despite Harharran being the official king, in reality he had power over a little more than his capital, as the entire country was basically a large war camp for the EC army and so the army had the most actual power. This included Shilhak himself, as well as his top generals Eparti and Kindattu, who were in charge of the front while he was away. The kingdom also failed to annex Phoenicia, as it declared neutrality and independence in 74 AEE, though Shilhak tried to sway the Phoenicians to his side by offering them the entirety of the Kingdom of the Levant so they would join his side, which showed clearly that Harharran was not really in control.

In 74 - 75 AEE the Kingdom nonetheless expanded south, after defeating the Egyptians in numerous battles such as the Fourth Battle of Kadesh. By late 75 AEE most of Canaan had been taken and the EC was preparing for a battle near Ashkelon to secure the rest of the region and advance into Egypt. However, these plans were cut short by Shilhak's assassination and after a disastrous defeat due to disorder within the army, the EC was forced to retreat. Over 76 AEE most of its gains were reversed and, after the OFK Siege of Ugarit, the entire kingdom was occupied and so essentially disestablished. Harharran was taken as a war captive and later sent to Susa as part of a prisoner exchange after the war.

The Kingdom of the Levant was a rather diverse state, with no ethnic group having a majority and the population being split mostly between the Amorities, Ugaritics, and Canaanites, the latter of which were often quite resistant and fought for Egypt behind the frontline. The country had an urbanization level of 22.1% in 75 AEE, with Canaan being the least urbanized and the north being much more urbanized. The literacy rate was 18.4%, again raised by the north and lowered by the south. The country also had a fleet of around 330 warships at its peak and fielded around 40 000 soldiers, though both were always under the direct command of Elamite general and admirals, with the Levantines themselves rarely advancing past officer positions.