Sun Empire War

The Sun Empire War was a civil war fought by the Karja tribes that were part of The Sun Empire due to the tribe's discontent with how the empire favored Meridian's protection and development over the rest of the other tribes.

The mistreatment of the Karja adjacent tribes would lead to a civil war, first sparked in Aurora, which secretly spread word to the other tribes with the intention of attacking Meridian and killing Aurelios III. The message was received by Kartana, but due to their strong relationship with Meridian, they informed the emperor, who, furious, launched a preemptive strike on Aurora. This was expected, so the rebel tribes were able to resist the attack, though with heavy losses. Aurora managed to recruit Alba against Meridian, promising them independence, thus forming the Twilight Rebellion.

After the attack on Aurora, and fearing that Ocasso and Eclipse would join the rebellion, the emperor ordered the public execution of the local governor of Ocasso as an example, since he had expressed sympathy for the rebels and provided economic support to Aurora before the attack. This had the opposite effect, as Commander Saran Volkar of Ocasso launched a naval attack on Kartana days later, dealing a significant blow to Meridian's naval forces.

Eclipse joined forces with Ocasso, forming the Dusk Alliance, separated from Aurora but with the same goal of independence. The emperor underestimated Eclipse, and after their union with Ocasso, they launched an attack on the mines of Solaris with the intention of causing a collapse and preventing the alliance from strengthening. The plan failed, and Eclipse achieved a major victory in the Battle of the Solstice.

Despite sharing the same goal, the alliance forces did not unite with Aurora and Alba, leading to minor skirmishes along Eclipse’s borders. Such was the case in the Battle of the Strait, where Alba attempted to take land on the border with Eclipse but lost the battle.

By the second year, Meridian had recovered from the naval losses inflicted by Ocasso and launched an attack on Nova Island, where they captured the small town and threatened to invade Aurora. The captured people were forced to serve as soldiers against the alliance, and they also captured a military post in the Gulf of Borealis.

By the third year, with Nova completely under Meridian's control, they prepared to launch an attack on Aurora, which would end the Twilight Rebellion and, soon, the war. Seeing an opportunity, Commander Saran Volkar launched an attack on Kartana’s supply lines by sea and land, weakening Meridian and preventing their assault on Aurora. In this situation, Captain Amaros Fireblood of Meridian split the forces heading toward Aurora into two in an attempt to retaliate against Ocasso but failed due to Eclipse's defense, where they recaptured the Gulf of Borealis. The attack on Aurora failed due to the limited forces, and Aurora launched a campaign to retake Nova.

Ocasso made further advances in Kartana, cutting off all communication with the capital but avoiding a siege since they knew the city was impenetrable. Instead, with the support of Eclipse, they attacked the crops of Helios, starving the capital in hopes of causing instability within its walls. This led to massive protests within Meridian, during which the emperor’s own Red Guard eventually dragged Aurelios III into the streets to be executed by the citizens. Jiran I took the mantle of emperor after Aurelios and, following negotiations, granted independence to the Alliance with the Morning Treaty. He offered peace to the rebellion as well, but they refused due to the terms, prolonging the war for another year. It finally came to an end after Aurora recaptured the Port of Hydros.

Conflict Type

Civil War

Start Date

495

Ending Date

500