Utogo Crisis
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The Utogo Crisis, also known as the Great Lahani Awakening, was a series of events wherein anti-colonial forces in the Balak territory of West Herayan waged an armed struggle for independence. The conflict's end saw the full independence of both Utogo and Kaiyyo (which had been a Balak protectorate) from the Balak Empire, marking the beginning of the full decolonisation of Lahan.
Background
On [date] 1954, local anti-Luymer militias in the western regions of East Herayan (modern Daluyo) commenced the Lovan Rebellion against the Luymer-majority colonial government. As part of a wider scheme to mitigate and ultimately prevent the collapse of the Balak Empire, East Herayan was granted temporary independence with the intention of reincorporating the territory once the Kuulist uprising in the Balak heartland had been quelled, both to incur fewer expenses in maintaining the colony and as a ploy to placate separatist movements. Even after formal withdrawal, the Empire continued to provide material support to the Luymer government, as well as assist in reconnaissance and intelligence.
During one such intelligence operation in 1956, it was discovered that the colonial government of West Herayan had been providing covert support to the rebels and undermining Imperial interests in the region. West Herayan denied the allegations, after which Emperor Jimashim II issued a writ ordering the dissolution of the West Herayan colonial government. The immediate reaction to this writ was one of violence, as pro- and anti-Imperial demonstrators clashed across major cities in West Herayan. The Imperial government empowered the colonial government of South Herayan - headed by governor-general Qashama Vashnabash - to intervene militarily in the crisis, supplying the necessary equipment it could spare. From this point, the South Herayan colonial militia became the primary fighting force on the pro-Imperial side of the conflict.
Conflict
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On [date] 1957, a failed coup d'état in South Herayan prompted panic in among the colonial elite, and saw the diversion of some material assistance away from the frontlines. The government of Kaiyyo - still nominally a Balak protectorate - claimed responsibility for the attack the day after news broke out, following its official statement with a formal declaration of both its full independence and its intervention thenceforth in the crisis on the side of Utogo. This speech marked the beginning of the Great Kaiyyoan Rebellion, which would last until the end of the crisis.
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The Empire's worsening position in the Kunjut Crisis prompted the diversion of further resources and troops away from the conflict in Lahan beginning from [date] 1958. Starting to gain the material advantage, independence rebels made several key gains in the aftermath of this decision. On [date], the Imperial government officially proposed a ceasefire for negotiations to be held. The resulting treaty - the Treaty of [tbd] - granted full independence to Utogo and formally released Kaiyyo from protectorate status. Furthermore, the Imperial government waived its right to reincorporate Daluyo, and abandoned South Herayan's territorial claims to Kaiyyo.
Aftermath
[stuff on decolonisation]. With increased anti-colonial pressure from the rest of the continent, East Herayan would negotiate with parties involved in the Lovan Rebellion, laying the foundations for the modern state of Daluyo. South Herayan would gain full independence from the Balak Empire in 1962 as the new country of Thuyo, later deposing Vashnabash in [year].