The Oan Isles: Difference between revisions

Under the terms of the agreement that the Oans and Morsts had signed in 1717, Oans not located on the territory ceded to the Morsts were considered free peoples. Other than some minor mistakes, this treaty was respected. However, starting in the 1800s, the Morsts formed an alliance with the Wakatunuye clan to trade in slaves. This first began by selling convicted criminals to Morst slavers. This practice was ignored by Oan officials in exchanged for bribes. Starting in 1850 during the reign of Tamatea II, it has spread to the deliberate kidnapping of everyday people especially in the northern islands which were farthest away from central government control.

The situation escalated to the point that Chief Toamu of Wakatunuye and the corrupt Lord Admiral Lusegart signed an agreement whereby the Wakatunuye would sell slaves directly to the Morstaybishlian Crown. With Lusegart would resell the slaves to companies he controlled at a discount. The Oan government was suspected that something was illegal was happening. They laid a trap and found a slave vessel. Lusegart portrayed it as an Oan attack and denied the accusations. The Morstaybishlian government sent ships to defend the Morst territories and the slave trade. This led to war in 1855.

The Oans were defeated, forcing them to cede the islands of the North Antilles, Pasuica, Hayo Island, Yasa and Bach Island and Mazi, Nga Motuere Raki, East Point Island Noamotu, Maungamotu, Manaakitangamotu, and Nga Motuere Whenua. With the help of sympathetic Morsts namely the Earl of Peal, Tamatea II proved that Lord Lusegart had broken the law. He was arrested and tried. As part of the Treaty of Nangahena, the Morsts returned Nga Motuere Raki, Noamotu, Nga Motuere Whenua, Maungamotu, and Manaakitangamotu. They paid the Oan government 12 million kiribs for the remaining islands, and abolished the slave trade of Oans throughout the Morstaybishlian Empire.