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In the 17th and early 18th century, Tavaris fought several wars with [[Federation of Bana|Bana]], its neighbor to the east, as they competed for influence in the region. When Tavaris attempted to establish a colony, known as the Emerald Coast, in what is now [[Ni-Rao|North Ni-Rao]] in 1668, a major war erupted between Tavaris on one side and both Bana and Ni-Rao on the other. The area had been part of Ni-Rao previously, but had been effectively abandoned after a series of pandemics and military defeats caused the Raonites to withdraw from the region. Bana saw the Emerald Coast as a major provocation, as it amounted to Tavari territory directly bordering theirs, and the Raonites treated the colony as an invasion of their own territory despite having withdrawn. The Emerald Coast War was fought between 1670-1683. Eastern Tavaris was occupied by Bana for several years, but Tavaris was able to outlast its opponents and, after a major mobilization in which all able-bodied adult citizens were conscripted into the military, Tavaris was victorious. Tavaris would later cede the Emerald Coast back to Ni-Rao in 1803 under a treaty agreement that mandated Ni-Rao to continue to allow Akronist missionary activity in the country and to guarantee religious freedom.
The decisive Tavari victory in the Emerald Coast War established Tavaris as the predominant power in the region. However, it also caused severe economic and infrastructural damage, and Tavari colonial efforts slowed as a result. Tavaris was briefly awarded control over [[Zawadi]] in 1879 by the Nyiobi Convention, in recognition of the significant Akronist presence there, but control of Zawadia was handed to [[Vistaraland]] in 1895. This was the last significant Tavari colonial project. Beginning in the late
===Modern History===
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The Great War caused significant loss in Tavari lives and property, due in large part to its disadvantageous position between Morst and Asendavian colonial holdings. With Asendavia's larger colonial presence in northwestern Gondwana, it had better supply lines, and was able to position military assets in the area at less expense than Tavaris' allies. Additionally, when Tavaris joined the war on the Morst side, neighboring [[Federation of Bana|Bana]] joined on the Asendavian side. Bana invaded and occupied Metrati Anar for the duration of the war and conducted a bombing campaign along the east coast of the country from Nuvrenon to Good Harbor.
After the Great War, Tavaris entered into a period of isolationism as it became politically unpopular for policies to involve other nations. Tavari neutrality had been a resounding failure and it had ended up attacked on multiple fronts because, as the political wisdom of the time said, it had become "entangled" in the affairs of foreign powers. Tavari politics shifted heavily towards isolationism and anti-imperialism, with Tavari foreign relations largely reduced to denouncing the involvement of foreign powers in Gondwana. This period of isolationism lasted for nearly the entire 20th century, although towards the latter half of the century there was a gradual period of re-engaging with foreign affairs - especially as it came to communications technology and military equipment. In the 1980s, Tavaris began purchasing tanks and other modern military equipment from Morstaybishlia, and entered into defense and trade agreements with [[Aivintis]] that would eventually lead to the creation of the [[Council of Gondwana]]. In 2004, Tavaris joined the [[Arkian Civil War]] on the side of the [[West Arkalarius|West Arkian Republic]] in an effort to negotiate and enforce a cease-fire. The West would later lose to the imperialists who would install the [[Arkian Empire]]. In 2008, in a further attempt to counteract global dominance by the two major powers of Morstaybishlia and Asendavia, Tavaris joined the [[Union of Commonwealth Alliances]].
On January 31st, 2017, the election of [[Šano Šonai Tuvria]] on a platform of increasing global trade and diplomatic relations is widely considered to have completely ended the isolationist era of Tavari politics. A major part of
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