Shozasan Proclamation

The Shozasan Proclamation was the official announcement by Balak emperor Jimâşim I that the Balak Empire was the legitimate successor state to the Great Horde, following the approval of the Hoja Qadat. This X was written into the Constitution of the Balak Empire on [date] 1874. The proclamation sparked waves of pan-Zarasaist throughout areas in Eastern Vaniua which supported the Balak claim, while also provoking opposition groups who aligned themselves with Komania and supported the Koman claim to the legacy of Ashar. The proclamation also fuelled a religious divide, ultimately culminating in the [schism name], the official split between the Zekalemist and Shawadiist subsects of Eastern Zarasaism.