Ardunan Social War

The Ardunan Social War (formerly known as the First Civil War) was a Fourth Age military conflict waged from 834 to 841 within the Kingdom of Ardun between autocratic loyalists, who pledged their allegiance to King Tristan III; and parliamentarians, who rallied behind Prince Alric for political reform to empower a democratically elected parliament. The conflict was part of a larger wave of Liberal revolutions sweeping through the Heartland Nations, and was the first to escalate into open civil war.

Conflict Type

War

Start Date

September 14, 834

Ending Date

June 19, 841

Conflict Result

Parliamentarian victory; the exile of King Tristan III; establishment of a constitutional monarchy under King Alric I

Belligerents

Parliamentarians

• Ardunan Parliament

Loyalists

Strength

540,000 combatants (peak)

490,000 combatants (peak)

Casualties

280,000 total dead

340,000 total dead

Objectives

The ousting of King Tristan III and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy.

The defense of absolutist autocracy under King Tristan III.