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=== Morstaybishlian rule (1575 - 1969) ===
==== Collapse of the Lousquarii Empire ====▼
After the Surrender of mainland Kormistazm
==== Consolidation of the mainland ====
After mainland Kormistazm surrendered to Morstaybishlia and was formally annexed, the following years provided the empire with significant trouble asserting its control over its new land. The lords of several cities and regions saw the Morst army and their recently coronated king, [[Redrugus V]], as weakened by the five decade conquest, and attempted to negotiate for autonomous status and freedom from imperial law. Others assumed autonomy independently and without royal consent. Peasant revolts were also common, often driven by ideas circulated by several Morst generals that the Cavan population of the peninsula should be wiped out to make way for human settlers. A diaspora of Cava fled the peninsula, mainly travelling to Arcturia but also finding their way across the planet. The background threat of local lordships seceding from the empire, and unruly peasants saw occupational garrisons spread thinly across the peninsula. These garrisons were often army conscripts who had fought in the crusades and were often paid poorly or not paid at all due to the financial strain on the empire during the transitional era. Redrugus V was reportedly in very poor health due to the stress associated with managing the occupation and died only two years into his reign, leaving it to his son, [[Lambertus V]].
The death of Redrugus, however, was the spark for a number of significant problems. Seeing an opportunity to make up for their lackluster payment, many soldiers took the opportunity to desert
▲==== Collapse of the Lousquarii Empire ====
====Posolic Wars====
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