First World War

The  was a that took place from either 1910 or 1912 until 1918. It is sometimes referred to as the Great War or First Great War, and was one of the deadliest conflicts in human history. Belligerents included all of the contemporary great powers and many secondary and minor powers, with some degree of fighting occurring on every inhabited continent.

The 19th century saw great upheavals to the international balance of power. Especially in the latter half of the century, major geopolitical conflicts and events such as the Coffee Wars, Fury War, and two major Vatupic unifications had caused great damage to the global influence of Alutran empires. At the same time, Agarad along with the western Manuaks had experienced a golden age, seeing rapid and unprecedented growth throughout the century, even as their influence over the entire Shazabi region became increasingly challenged by the young Riyatic Empire. By the turn of the century, global diplomatic tensions were at a historic high, with the Alutran, Manuak, and Vatupic great powers each generally opposed to one another. The 1900 consolidation of the Jarader world under Haksar Husrak h’Assar Ha-Qayyet, the restored Dayashafir, sparked international concern and outrage, but did not immediately lead to war. Nevertheless, the existence of the Restored Dayashafirate, which brought Haksarad, Agarad, and many of the other Jarader nations under a united military alliance, was considered an unacceptable status quo by Velorenkya, Riyata and the East Alutran powers.

Agarad, which sought to subjugate all of the remaining independent pockets of Kasare, immediately began a new wave of military expansion over that continent. The series of conflicts that Agarad embarked upon in Kasare, the Agar-Kasaren Wars, did not end until 1917. In 1910, the Agar Holy Navy shelled and sunk five Riyatic cargo ships at the port of Emembe, bringing Agarad into direct military conflict with another great power, Riyata. Many historians contest that this was the starting point of the First World War, as opposed to the Haksar invasion of Duomo in 1912.

Harad Theater

 * Dayashafirate declared war on all Jarader countries that did not join it
 * Riyatic troops & support arrive after 1910
 * Agarad surrenders 1917
 * Haksarad surrenders 1918

Kasaren Theater

 * Expansion of Agar colonial holdings begins 1901
 * Genocide of non-Jarader populations begin 1905
 * Numerous colonial rebellions starting from 1908 with Jawwal (Jangwali)
 * Port Emembe Incident in 1910: Agars sink several Riyatic ships secretly delivering arms and supplies to colonial rebels, sparks war between Agarad and Riyata
 * Ends in 1917 due to Agar unconditional surrender

Conflict in West Alutra
Following the victory of Haksarad in the Coffee Wars against Salia and Alutrans in about 1800, the nobility of Haksarad, being in need of allies against the perturbed populace, invite the Alutrans back. For the majority of the 19th century, Haksarad is basically dominated by the nobility, who were in bed with foreign powers such as Salia and have given returned to them their special trading rights. Throughout the latter half of the 19th century, antigovernment revolutionary sentiments began to spread throughout the Haksarad, eventually making their way into the military. In 1889, the nation was thrust into a war between the nobility and the revolutionaries. As the war continued, the prominent revolutionary commander Husrak h'Assar Ha-Qayyet slowly centralized power around himself, and when the revolutionaries seized the Ivory Palace in 1898, he was coronated. By 1900, he had dealt with any lingering resistance, and on June 21, 1900—the summer solstice—he declared himself dayashafir, who renegotiated trade deals with the willing Alutrans and banished the rest from Haksar ports.

He began a campaign to regain lost Haksar tributaries, vassals, and dependencies. It is at this time that Haksarad also reinvaded Esharat to regain the disputed territory Velorenkan claims. Ventora sided with Haksarad and sent military forces to assist with pushing Velorenkya out of Esharat. Thus, before the First World War, there was already a minor conflict in southwest Alutra. This began a proxy war between Velorenkya and Haksarad-Ventora, but neither had completely thrown their weight into it. In particular, the Haksar invasion of Alutra in 1905 and reoccupation of Duomo incited the world against them.

Osamian Federation
The Osamian region, although away from the worst of the conflict, was on the brink of economic crisis. Gemurtrak still remained in a state of recovery following the 1896 market crash, leading to a recession that led to a massive spike in national debt. This event sent minor ripples to the other economic powers within Osamia, however for many the effects were delayed until the early 1900's. With the beginning of the war, trade within the Ornyenka-Sthulista Strait was disrupted, immediately harming the fragile economic integrity of Gemurtrak. Taxes were also imposed onto the colonial territories of Osamia, such as Tákjaana, which intensified the impact of the economic troubles on the continent. Political pressure grew in both countries, many Gemurtrakians radicalizing over the course of the past decade, and Tákjaana introducing the Takjaan Assembly in a call for economic reforms. The economic situation worsened by 1907, The Gemurtrak attempted to reduce the runaway debt they were accumulating by issuing large budgetary cuts across the board excluding the military expenses. The general populace were some of the most affected, many welfare benefits were cut by the Imperial Party of Gemurtrak and boosted support for the party's main rival, the National Solidarity Party (NSP). An election was called in late 1907 resulting in a runaway success of the NSP. Radical actions were made by the NSP to restore the economy while restoring former welfare conditions. This resulted in an extensive cut to the military budget, an action enraging the militarist wing of the government. Tensions climbed to the point of the Imperial Party demanding a status quo ante by then monarch, [Monarch]. Threatened with military action, the monarch declared the dissolution of government and the installation of an emergency government. Petek Muzo, a high profile member of the NSP, called for a challenge against the imperial act with a vote resulting in 103-77 in favor of overruling the decision. [Monarch] proceeded to declare the vote defunct due to the declaration of a national emergency. Petek proceeded to then declare the monarchy illegitimate and announce the creation of a new republic before fighting broke out within the Chamber of Ministers.

Fighting broke out across the country for over a month. Sections of the military mutinied and those that didn't were swarmed by revolutionaries and fled. Order would be restored under the unnamed republic by mid 1908 with the formal declaration of the Osamian Federation, the first Gekezikist state. Tension across the Osamian continent reached fever pitches with the Federations call for those subjected by colonial rule to revolt and unite for the greater good of the continent. Over the course of 1908, revolutions broke out in Tákjaana and Yuchvan, both joining partially or fully into the Federation. The situation was declared a crisis of international concern with Salia declaring war towards Yuchvan and in extension, the Federation, after declaring independence from the Salian sphere of influence. The ensuing conflict would see Salian and other powers attempt to subdue the new Federation with middling success, succeeding in controlling the naval situation but struggling to make effective landing efforts on the mainland. The Federation would maintain it's position across the stretch of the war, succeeding in the signing of a ceasefire and treaty in 1914 which gave begrudging recognition of the Osamian Federation and its subsequent republics.

Vatupic Theater

 * Ta'aroha takes advantage of the war and invades Riyata while many of its troops are occupied in Harad and Kasare
 * Devolves into brutal trench war within western Riyatic territory
 * Riyata successfully maintains naval blockade of Vatupic Sea preventing Ta'aroha from accessing wider world
 * Ta'aroha eventually begins losing due to various factors including naval blockade and returning Riyatic soldiers after Agar surrender in 1917
 * White peace signed 1918