Collapse of the Lashunta Dynasties

Disaster / Destruction

The former Lashunta Dynasties collapse, turning into the lawless Warring Lashunta States.

In 366 SSD, Field Marshall Nealia Acasha was elected to the office of Primarch on Corellia V, one of the core Lashunta planets. While the position is not a democratic one, year-long riots in the streets by Korasha citizens had made the Lashunta Primarchs decide to try a strategy of appeasement, appointing a popular Korasha in Acasha to a position of rulership.
The strategy of appeasement did not work. As Primarch Acasha continually spoke out in favor of the downtrodden, the other Lashunta Primarchs grew worried that Primarch Acasha was using her position to enrich herself and her allies, in a criminal agree. Disseminating the information to the public through the news media was intended to lay the groundwork for removal of the corrupt Primarch, but had a different and unintended effect. Claiming that the media, run almost exclusively by Damaya, was manufacturing a campaign against her because she spoke out against the “Shadow Government”, Primarch Acasha was able to fan the embers of resentment, making the Korasha even more enraged. The response among the Damaya, on the other hand, was one of disgust with Primarch Acasha and, emboldened by what the Primarchs thought was universal support, In 368, the Primarchs unilaterally voted to impeach Primarch Acasha. At this, the resentment amongst the Korasha exploded into riots and, on the urging of Primarch Acasha, into a full-blown civil war. For two years, the civil wars raged, with the Korasha behind Primarch Acasha winning almost every engagement, until 370, when an assassin killed Primarch Acasha. While the Korasha was quick to claim that the fleeing Primarchs was responsible, they deny responsibility to this day.
The loss of their leader did not calm down the Korasha, but rather caused the war to escalate into outright genocide and internal fighting. Weapons of mass destruction was unleashed inside major cities and orbital bombardments were executed.