History of Tavari-Banian Relations: Difference between revisions

Tavaris declared neutrality in the [[Great War]] when it began in 1904. However, Tavaris had long maintained a closer relationship with the [[Great Morstaybishlia|Morst]] than with [[Asendavia]], as it was easier to trade across water with Morst colony [[Lunaria]] than it was across the land border with Asendavian territory [[VultucaVaklori]], which was largely wilderness and dense jungle. In 1908, Morst ships launched an attack on Asendavian ships after circling behind them through Tavari-controlled waters. While Tavaris issued a formal statement of warning to Morstaybishlia regarding the incident, the Asendavians held this as a Tavari renunciation of neutrality and declared war on Tavaris in 1908. This brought Tavaris into the war on the side of Morstopackia.

In contrast to Tavaris, Bana had enjoyed a somewhat warmer relationship with Asendavia. The nationalist government decides to support the Asendavians in the war and join a month later. However, Banian participation in the war was largely limited to bombing campaigns along the east of Tavaris and the seizure of Metrati Anar, with almost no Banian troops serving outside that theater. Bana seized Metrati Anar in 1908 and held it until 1919, nearly two years after the war's end most places in the world. In 1915, [[Ekvatora]] declared independence and laid claim to the [[Metrati Anar#Northern Four|Northern Four]] islands of Metrati Anar, joining the war in opposing Tavaris. Bana had no interest in involving itself with the Ekvatoran conflict and withdrew from the Northern Four. The Tavaris-Bana/Ekvatora theater of the war is commonly described as "[[Metrati War]]" and sometimes as "the Sixth Tavari-Banian War." Deaths inAcross the Tavaris-Banaentire theaterMetrati specificallyWar, areTavari estimatedcasualties atwere betweenaround 1215,000 killed and 1580,000 peoplewounded; Banian casualties were around 16,000 dead and 82,000 wounded. The war ended with Tavaris losing the Northern Four islands and its political influence over Ekvatora, but with Tavaris defeating Bana and regaining the rest of Metrati Anar.