Great Gulf War

The Great Gulf War was a series of ancient conflicts fought by the Trinity Coalition led by the Navirrin Empire.

Historians generally divide the war into two phases. The first phase, the Suurahi War, was a religious conflict triggered by a growing influx of Ahalinist pilgrims overseas, threatening the established religious orders of the Morning Gulf. The Navirrin dispatched a massive expeditionary force to attack Kaybor. The invasion led to the fall of the Zutelli Dynasty and the appropriation of Zutelli's vassals by the Ksohdeni Federation. The Ksohdeni preceded to fight the Trinity Coalition in a bitter 40-year campaign until its annihilation in 3050 AR.

With the Ksohdeni defeated, the three ancient Suurahi cities were partitioned amongst the victors: Kaybor was given to the Navirrin, Moitelli was given to the Aratnalli and Dagre was given to the Igarori. The Igarori were enraged because the Navirrin had cheated them of territory they were promised. As tensions rose between the Igarori and Navirrin, war appeared to be again imminent.

The second phase of war, the Oroasa War, was initiated by a religious schism in the Oroastrakiist community in 3070 AR. The Oroasa invaded Fahataan, an important port city of the Aratnalli. Pharaoh Nasir infamously seduces Oroas Traskii in surrendering his kingdom to the Navirrin Empire. This event becomes known as the Treachery of Traskii. Many Oroassans retreat from Mekirell and resettle to recently captured Fahataan. Some former high-ranking officials of Traskii's court establish a government-in-exile in Fahataan to continue resisting the empire.

Although victory seemed imminent, the war-exhausted Navirrin armies mutiny and overthrow the Pharaoh. The coup was orchestrated by Ahalinist insurgents, establishing the secular Taanasa Empire. The coup government signed an armistice with the Oroassans in 3045 AR, ending the conflict.