Andistani Revolt

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There is a rot in the city and we are the cure. Root out those that stand against us and cut them down. Wash clean this city with Andistani blood.

— Kanodite Admiral Keykavous following the fall of Andistan

The Andistani Revolt was a military revolt led by the city of Andistan against Kanodite rule lasting from 98BSF to 95BSF. At the heart of the revolt was Andistani dissatisfaction with the Kanodite occupation and the ambitions of the proclaimed Andistani king, Sina.
Andistan had been conquered by the Kanodites in 139BSF and was ruled over by a Shalik, chosen by the imperial family. After a threat of arrest by the Shalik, the Andistani noble Sina incited the people to rebel and cast out the Kanodite garrison in 98BSF. The remainder of the year was spent preparing for the Kanodite retaliation and attempting to secure allies in the region.
At the beginning of 97BSF, the Samadic Kingdom sent assistance in the form of troops and coin. The Battle of Mypatha crippled the Kanodite fleet that had been stationed at Kangaroud and resulted in Sarvengan declaring against the Kanodites. A few months later the Andistani and Sarveganians marched on, captured and sacked Amamia before installing a token garrison force to delay any Kanodite attempts to retake the city. Two months later the Kanodites responded by sending an army to end the revolt that was annihilated in an ambush at the Battle of Abisi. The loss resulted in a stalemate for the remainder of the year.

Find him! Find this false king and rip his arms from his sockets, pluck his eyes from his head and torch what's left! Show him the consequence of spilling royal blood and daring to clash with me!

— Great King Mazyar I, lamenting the Battle of Abisi

At the beginning of 96BSF the Kanodites had regrouped and attempted to end the revolt quickly. A Kanodite fleet sailed up the Kassia and took Andistan by force, razing the city and massacring the population. Within a week of the fall of Andistan, the Sarveganian army was bested at the Battle of Denittin. The Sarveganians submitted shortly after. The dual defeat effectively ended the revolt although the Andistani army, which remained largely intact, splintered and engaged in hit-and-run warfare.

With the north gone, the Andistani king moved south, attempting to reignite his rebellion, ultimately unsuccessfully. After bribes from the Kanodites and promises of amnesty, Sina was killed by his men in 95BSF following his loss at the Battle of Kashale Fields. Despite the cost of the war, Mazyar I was generally lenient towards the defeated cities at the revolt's end and did not follow through with sweeping punitive measures as expected.

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Background

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The Kangaroudian cities had been incorporated into the Kanodite Empire during the reign of Sattar II between 142BSF and 138BSF. The largest attempt to combat the invasion came from the Tusked Alliance, a coalition of Andistan, Maravar and Faravar that had formed in 139BSF, however their forces were crushed within a year. The main noble families of Andistan had either perished in the war or fled to avoid persecution. In their place, those loyal to the Empire were given land and political positions in the city.

^{An Andistani Court Case}

Despite the disenfranchisement, the remaining native noble families were expected to supply most of the expenses for the Andistan fleet and were required to lead the squadrons, frequently taking them away from the city. This was designed to keep the nobility both poor and absent from the city, unable to largely impact political or economic matters. Increasingly in their absence, the Kanodite nobility began bribing and cajoling those in their way through the legal system in an attempt to enrich themselves, regularly at the expense of the Andistani people. Those who opposed these measures were typically imprisoned or had their estates seized.

A faction was formed in Andistani politics by the native nobility to counter this, headed by an admiral called Sina. During this period, Andistan had begun to experience a swell in illegal enterprises, particularly smuggling and robbery. In 97BSF, the criminal activities had become too overt and began severely impacting the local economy. Shahin, the Andistani Shalik, was forced to act. Men were sent out to hunt down the bandits and smugglers with permission to use violence if need be and slay any that stood in their way. This attempted resolution led to rioting and fighting in the streets. Eventually, word reached the Great King of the escalating civil disorder and a Kanodite military detachment was dispatched to Andistan to root out the criminal enterprises and secure control of the city. Thousands died in the imperial intervention to quell the riots.
Mazyar I was purportedly displeased that he had been required to act so directly and wanted to know why the Shalik could not keep his territory within his control. Not wishing to be the culprit for the military intervention, Shahin, began looking for someone to blame. He had been informed of the political faction formed by Sina and brought a charge of brigandry and insurrection against them. It was unclear whether those charged were guilty of the crimes that they were accused of however Shahin was able to bring a strongly supported case. It was rumoured that the judges overseeing the trial were bribed by Shahin's men, and the evidence presented was falsified, to guarantee a guilty verdict.

Start of the Andistani Revolt (98BSF)

Fearing execution or exile, Sina met with his supporters and declared that, in his opinion, the Andistani should rebel against the Kanodite Empire and declare themselves an independent kingdom once more. Even if they complied with Shahin's demands and went to trial, they were concerned that he would attempt to remove them from Andistan anyway, even in the unlikely event they were proved innocent. He believed that it would be better to fight and prove their innocence before the gods, rather than accept a guilty verdict before the trial began. Most of the accused had served in the Kanodite navy and could call on some of the most experienced sailors in the area. Together, they could also comfortably fund the fleet and raise a substantial army.

We can wait for them to take everything from us, or we can resist this. Too long have foreigners stripped from us what is ours and expected us to squabble for scraps. I, for one, say enough. We once took to the field and made the Kanodites bleed, now let's bury them. If they can barely put down unarmed men and women, how could they ever stand against Andistani swords and ships?

— Sina, remarking on Shahin's demands

Those in attendance agreed with Sina and resolved to assassinate Shahin and massacre the Kanodite garrison in the city before the trial began. It was decided that any delay would risk the plan being uncovered and so the conspirators resolved to act within a couple of days. Each swore not to speak of the plot and to keep contact with the Kanodites at a minimum. Killing Shahin would be the first step in the coup.

^{The death of the Andistani Shalik, Shahin}

The conspirators offered to appear before Shahin to answer for the charges that had been placed against them. The Shalik agreed and met them at his villa, just outside of the city. After a brief discussion, the nobles drew daggers and stabbed Shahin until he was dead. The Shalik's body was then brought to the city and displayed before the people. With the Kanodite figurehead in the city dead, the conspirators incensed the people to overthrow the Kanodite garrison. The Kanodites, unprepared and leaderless, fell quickly.

With the city in their hands, the plotters resolved to place Sina on the Andistani throne. To legitimise the coronation, it was decreed that Sina was descended from the last Andistani king, Taghi, who had fallen at the Battle of Sarpole fighting the Kanodites nearly fifty years ago. After his crowning, Sina hosted vast feasts for the people and handed out gifts to his supporters. In private, he enrolled the wealthiest and most powerful Andistani nobility who had not supported or been unaware of, his plot into the royal court. Those who refused were accused of Kanodite sympathies. After a brief trial, they were executed and had their estates claimed.
At a war council, it was observed that Andistan could survive a long siege if the harbour could be kept open. The Andistani fleet alone would struggle to control the waters near the city and would need allies. Leaving his supporters in charge of the city, Sina sailed to Faravar and Marinjan to ask for their financial and military aid. He aimed to enlist their fleets for the war effort and in particular, he needed the assistance of Faravar who could block access to the Kassia for the Kanodites and secure the southern front. Despite their sympathy, the nobility of the southern coastal cities refused publicly to support the revolt. Some sympathizers likely offered financial support and equipment secretly to the revolt.

You understand that this is insanity. The Kanodites always avenge slights against them. You have gone far past a slight. We will not risk destruction as you do.

— The Marinjanian delegation upon hearing Sina's request for aid

Andistani Offensive (97BSF)

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Whilst Faravar and Marinjan had refused to aid the Andistani, Sina found a willing ally in the Samadics who dispatched a force of 50 triremes, 10,000 sailors and 5,000 soldiers. The squadron was headed by Aplaa Libaya Kanodari, the admiral who had pillaged the Samadic and Kanodite coastlines in the decades before the revolt. Aplaa was a skilled tactician and advised Sina to attack before the Kanodites could bring their forces to bear. It was assumed that the Kanodites would want to link their western and eastern navies together, blockade the Kassia and trap the Andistani and Samadic forces. The first major engagement of the revolt would be an attempt to avoid this potential entrapment.

Battle of Mypatha

Main article: Battle of Mypatha

Despite having the numerical advantage, the Kanodites were reluctant to sail out and counter the opposing fleets. The Great King, Mazyar I, had given explicit orders to wait for reinforcements and to avoid confrontation, which the Kangaroudian Shalik, Bijam, followed. To force an engagement, Aplaa torched the surrounding countryside, making a point to leave Bijam's estates untouched. Under pressure from the nobility, who were watching their estates burn, Bijam felt forced to sally out of the city to fight the joint Andistani-Samadic fleet.

^{The Samadics torch the land around Kangaroud}

Using the Andistani triremes to lure the Kanodites further away from the safety of the city, a trap was sprung which encircled Bijam's forces. The levied Kangaroudians, who had some sympathy for the revolt and were tasked with guarding the flanks, were the first to flee the battle and made up the bulk of the survivors. However, the core of the Kanodite fleet that made up the centre were ethnic Kanodites who fought bitterly. Having nearly neutralized the disadvantage in numbers, the Andistani and Samadics had essentially secured a victory despite the ferocity of the remaining resistance. After a few hours of fighting, the remaining Kanodites broke and fled.
At the battle's end, 130 imperial triremes had been sunk or captured. Bijam was also slain during the battle along with over 20,000 Kanodites. Those who surrendered were executed by being weighed down and thrown into the lake. A handful of the bronze rams taken from the captured triremes were sent back to Samadin to be smelted into the Mypathian Column. The victory also directly led to the city of Sarvengan rebelling against Kanodite rule and joining the Andistani revolt.

They drown the same as any man. Behold the Kanodites, now corpses and flotsam.

— Aplaa observing the waters after the Battle of Mypatha

Battle of Amamia

Main article: Battle of Amamia

With the defeat of the eastern Kanodite fleet and the revolt in Sarvengan, the Andistani revolt was given some breathing space. Sina met the newly crowned Sarvenganian king, Dariush, shortly after the Battle of Mypatha and showered him with spoils taken from the battle. Together they resolved to bring further attacks to the Kanodites. It was agreed that taking the western city of Amamia would strike a symbolic blow to the Kanodite Empire, as the city was the first in the region to submit when imperial forces arrived. The city was also strategically placed as any army wishing to reach Andistan and Sarvengan would have to pass through its lands.
The Andistani and Sarvenganians headed west, hoping to take the city before a Kanodite army could be dispatched to intercept them. Arriving two months after the victory at Mypatha, Amamia was closely invested and the attackers made every opportunity to breach the walls until they captured the city. Amamia was sacked, most of the men were killed and the women and children were enslaved. Any Kanodites found in the city were executed and the Shahin was hanged before the main entrance to the city.

They refused to admit defeat as the walls were taken, as their city burned, and their companions fell. They fought as if they could triumph at any point. Yet they were defeated all the same.

The virtuous warriors fell one and all. Yet they will be remembered until our world ends, for dying in the name of the Kanodite Empire

— Amamian epitaph

The sacking of Amamia funded the military efforts of both Andistan and Sarvengan for the remainder of the revolt but alienated those who may have considered siding against the Kanodites. Mazyar I was quick to use Amamia's fate as an example to those who may have considered revolting against him. During the war, no further cities sided with Sina and most refused to entertain his emissaries after the sacking of Amamia. It was reported that Sina offered those who joined his army amnesty from the sacking, but all chose to be executed, instead of serving those who had burnt their city. Each year the Amamians hold a festival to celebrate those who fought to defend the city.

Battle of Abisi

Main article: Battle of Abisi

After the loss of Amamia, the Kanodites quickly assembled an army to retake the city. Mazyar I was purportedly furious and sent his brother, Asghar, to head up the offensive. Asghar, a man known to be quick to anger, was told not to take any prisoners when he met the enemy but to attempt to capture Sina if possible. After the loss at Mypatha, the Kanodite prince was told to take the cautious approach, scout thoroughly, and not advance past Amamia until reinforcements arrived. Once the city was secure, Mazyar would personally lead the larger supporting forces that would be levied.
To retake the city, Asghar was given a force of 35,000 men and 5,000 horsemen. Eager to personally end the revolt, and claim the prestige accompanied by the feat, the prince force-marched the army from Danhudin to catch the Andistani and Sarvenganians unprepared. Asghar believed that the element of surprise, and the numerical advantage he brought, would assure him victory. However, his movements had been tracked and Sina was prepared for his arrival. An ambush was laid near the town of Abisi, in a valley which the Kanodites would need to traverse to reach Amamia. Asghar’s scouts, attempting to cover as much ground as possible, missed the impending trap and the Kanodites were caught unaware and ambushed.

The Sarvenganians were tasked with cutting the cavalry off from the main force whilst the Andistani troops engaged the infantry. Asghar, at the head of the column along with the cavalry, was overwhelmed and unable to command his forces effectively or impact the battle. The Kanodite infantry, unable to form up, was cornered and flanked taking heavy casualties. The Andistani cut through the Kanodites forces breaking them into smaller groupings, surrounding and massacring them. Asghar was captured and executed. His body was strung up next to the Amamian Shalik before the city's entrance. Fewer than 2,000 Kanodites survived the battle.

^{Asghar surrounded at the Battle of Abisi}

The Battle of Abisi was the last battle of the year as the Kanodites dug in to counter any further offences and to regroup. After disagreements between Aplaa and Sina, the Samadic forces withdrew from the war and sailed home. The Andistani victory at Abisi would mark the high point of the Andistani Revolt.

Kanodite Retaliation (96BSF)

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The Kanodites spent the winter of 97BSF marshalling their forces and devising a strategy to end the revolt. It was agreed that the longer the revolt continued, the greater the risk of further defection would be. The Malastari had entertained Andistani emissaries in the waning months of the year and could lend considerable support to the revolt if they defected. The Kanodites resolved on a two-pronged attack. The navy would sail up the Kassia pressuring Andistan by force whilst the imperial army would retake Amamia and seize Sarvengan. If the army failed, Andistan could not be held. Failing to take Andistan by storm would risk a lengthy and expensive siege giving Sina time to find more allies.

Fall of Andistan

Main article: Battle of Andistan

A force of 80 triremes left Kamyamsar in the early Spring, stopping at Faravar and Marinjan to resupply and bolster their forces. A few weeks later the combined fleet moored at Kangaroud, collecting the remnants of the fleet destroyed at Mypatha the year before and waiting for a calm sea. The fleet of 120 triremes set forth a few days later reaching Andistan during the night.
The Andistani were unprepared for the arrival and panicked, attempting to launch their fleet to counter the Kanodites but most were quickly captured or bested. Some ships refused to give battle entirely and fled without engaging, hoping to slip past the Kanodite fleet in the chaos. Most couldn’t leave the harbour at all. Admiral Keykavous, the Kanodite noble tasked with taking Andistan, gave orders to let any routing ships flee unmolested. Whilst Kanodite spies had reported that no reinforcements would be able to assist the Andistani, Keykavous was conscious that a prolonged attack, or splintering of his fleet, could increase his losses or risk defeat.
After a short melee, the outnumbered Andistani naval forces broke and fled and Kanodite triremes forced their way into the harbour after removing the chain that blocked access. A limited garrison force attempted to repulse the Kanodites but was overrun and slaughtered. Keykavous gave the city to the sack and let his men run rampant. Small pockets of resistance held out for a couple of days but could not stop the massacring and rapine. Only the city's temples were exempted from the looting. Keykavous recalled his troops after three days, growing tired of the destruction and death, but made a point of personally torching the estates of Sina on the personal orders of the Great King. However, he refused to imprison and execute Sina's family, despite Mazyar's orders.

Those who had killed the Andistani Shalik, Shahin, were rounded up and thrown in the city’s arena. Weapons were thrown to them and a promise was made if they fought each other. The last to survive was promised freedom. The fight was short and bloody, yet one emerged victoriously. The noble was escorted from the city and given a golden crown, before being buried alive.

— A report from an Andistani survivor

Whilst the fall of Andistan was a tactical and strategic success for the Kanodites and was a hugely symbolic loss for the revolt, neither Sina nor his army was present in the city. Sina supposedly was informed that the city had been taken but refused to return, believing that a trap had been laid for him. Despite keeping his army, the Andistani treasury had been taken and was now in Kanodite hands and the initiative had been returned to the Kanodite Empire. Despite his success, Keykavous was executed when he returned to Mazyar for declining to execute Sina's family and raze Andistan entirely. Mazyar later reportedly lamented his rashness.

Battle of Denittin

Main article: Battle of Denittin

Amamia was quickly retaken after the fall of Andistan and the main Kanodite army, led by Mazyar I, marched on Sarvengan. Sina attempted to send word to the Sarvenganian King, warning him to retreat south and regroup with the Andistani, but his message was intercepted by Kanodite troops. The messenger was offered the choice to work with the Kanodites or be executed. Accepting the Kanodite offer, a message was delivered to Dariush, telling him that the Sina had bested the oncoming Kanodite army and the remnants would be easy to destroy. Dariush should attack with his full force as quickly as possible before they regrouped.
Both sides met at the town of Denittin and Dariush, with the Sarvengian army, was quickly over-matched. His forces, expecting an easy victory, engaged brashly and broke after an hour of fighting and fled. Expecting a similar fate to Andistan, the king prepared his city for a siege and attempted to send the word out to Sina, asking for aid. Eager to end the war, Mazyar I offered Dariush a generous peace if he surrendered himself, and the city, to Kanodite forces. If Dariush refused, his city could expect the same treatment the Sarvenganians gave to Amamia. With his forces unwilling to fight and threatening mutiny, Dariush capitulated. A garrison was installed in the city, Dariush was exiled from Kanodite lands, and the Sarvenganians were forced to pay indemnities for their participation in the revolt.

End of the Revolt (95BSF)

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With his city taken and his two major allies gone, Sina realised that his chances of success had been essentially extinguished. The Kanodite fleet had entrenched themselves in Andistan and Sina’s forces had neither the manpower nor the funds to attempt to take back the city. A protracted siege would see his forces melt away and even if he could take the city, it would be impossible to hold. Sina informed his men that a decisive blow would have to wait. Instead, they would slowly cut at the Kanodites until they bled white and withdrew.

Mazyar’s army, fresh from their victory at Denittin, moved south to engage the Andistani forces, however, failed to find Sina or his army. For the next seven months, Mazyar I saw his foraging parties and patrols ambushed whilst his supply trains were harassed. Despite his best attempts, Sina refused to be brought to the field for a pitched battle. The Kanodite Great King offered a large reward for any information on the Andistani movements or the killing of the Sina. With imperial forces closing in, a traitor in the Andistani camp informed Mazyar that Sina would soon attempt to cross the Kassia and would be open for an attack. Mazyar, seeing an opportunity to end the revolt mobilised his forces and headed east to intercept Sina.

Look to Sarvengan! Look to those who took your Great King’s peace. No fires came to their homes, no blood to their streets. Despite your betrayal, you can redeem your transgressions. Leave your false king and enjoy the wealth and forgiveness offered by his serene highness, Mazyar I

— A message found on the body of an Andistani footman following the Battle of Kashale Fields

Battle of Kashale Fields

Main article: Battle of Kashale Fields

Sina believed that he needed time to replenish his forces and search for allies and funding. Crossing the Kassia would put space between the Andistani and Kanodite forces and give Sina time to plan his next steps. With his remaining army of 15,000 men, it would take him roughly two days to move his forces across the river. Mazyar I arrived at the beginning of the second day when Sina had moved nearly half of his forces to the opposite side of the Kassia. Unable to cross back over in time, those on the other side of the Kassia were forced to watch on as the Battle of Kashale Fields began.

^{Sina watching his forces surrounded on the western side of the Kassia}

Outnumbered near three to one, Mazyar rushed the Andistani as they attempted to board their rafts and flee. Some chose to stand and fight but were quickly overwhelmed. Those that fled into the Kassia were pulled under and drowned whilst those that fled on foot were cut down by the Kanodite cavalry. Of the 8,000 Andistani men who fought against Mazyar, less than 500 survived. Sina himself was pulled onto a raft by his guards when he refused to leave the battlefield. It was reported that his raft overturned in the harsh currents of the Kassia and Sina barely avoided drowning.

Death of Sina

Despite surviving the Battle of Kashale Fields, Sina found himself near destitute. He was left with under 7,000 men and barely enough funds to pay their wages for a handful of weeks. The trickle of desertions increased rapidly and within a week over 2,000 had abandoned Sina's cause. The Andistani king became distrustful of his lieutenants and believed that they were planning to desert him too. After threatening to execute them for their perceived betrayal after an evening of drinking, Sina was smothered in his chambers by one of his bodyguards.

Now I am chased like a dog, harried from my kingdom and my people. My people who choose to accept the 'peace' offered by Mazyar instead of taking up the sword until the bitter end! Let it be known that it was not I that failed you, but you that failed me!

— Sina on the evening of his assassination

With Sina's death, his forces scattered and returned home or took to banditry. The Andistani revolt was over. The few who remained loyal to Sina buried his body in secret to avoid its mutilation or desecration.

Aftermath

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Mazyar was quick to place proscriptions out on those who had opposed him. Most had been killed during the revolt and a number had fled but the few that remained were quickly punished. With those responsible for the revolt dealt with, Mazyar saw fit to reconcile with Andistan and Sarvengan. Whilst the main cause of the revolt had been Sina, Mazyar understood that another revolt in the future could cause major upset once more. A council was formed of the surviving Andistani and Sarvenganian nobility, and the Shaliks of the other cities in the region. It was agreed that any future disputes between the native nobility and the Shaliks would be resolved with an imperial arbitration panel, who would answer directly to the Great King. A member of the native nobility was raised to the position of Shalik in both Andistan and Sarvengan but they were forced to pay large indemnities.
The war had taken a heavy toll on the region and the Kanodite Empire overall. Tens of thousands had died in battle and near-crippling sums of money had been spent. The Kanodites had nearly bankrupted themselves fighting the revolt and Mazyar I saw fit to rebuild the economy in the area, rather than punish the populace further. To this effect, the Great King exempted Amamia, Andistan and Sarvengan from taxation for six months to allow them to recover.

Despite the good graces, the Kanodites did not forget the issues caused by the Andistani fleet during the revolt. Any remaining triremes held by the city were sailed to Kangaroud to be manned by Kanodite sailors. Never again under the Kanodites would the Andistani have a fleet of their own. Mazyar had the prows and sails of a handful of the Andistani triremes brought back to the capital as trophies. Despite calls to do so, Mazyar refused to tear down the walls of the city but chose to impose a large garrison in the city which remained for a decade. Andistan was charged with paying the upkeep for the enlarged garrison.

^{Seizure of the Andistani fleet at the end of the revolt}

Once the Andistani had been dealt with, the only unfinished business for the Kanodites related to the Samadics. Whilst the revolt had ended, the Samadic Kingdom had strongly supported it and inflicted a grave defeat on the Kanodites at the Battle of Mypatha, the most severe naval loss inflected on the empire. The Samadic intervention and support given to the Andistani was the main reason for the Second Kanod-Samadic War.

Significance

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The Andistani revolt was the most organised resistance to Kanodite occupation and had been defeated decisively, but not without cost. The generosity of the peace terms and the completeness of Mazyar's victory ensured that no further revolts were raised by the Kangaroudian cities and none of the other regions in the Kanodite Empire raised anything that neared the threat of the Andistani revolt. However, the revolt led to the defeat of a large Kanodite army and half of the Kanodite fleet. The loss of manpower and the cost of rebuilding the navy weighed heavily on the imperial military capacity for the next decade.

We conquered the world once, we crushed all in our path. Now we cripple ourselves through greed and sloth. The mighty lion has grown old.

— Great King Sepand I, beseeching nobles to join his cause

Despite the losses, the crushing of the revolt marked the high point in Kanodite military prestige and generalship. The following decades saw the capabilities of the army increasingly limited as a result of corruption, inactivity and distrust. This was shown starkly in the Bracallan Campaign which nearly cost the Kanodites over half of their army and the lives of one of their Great Kings. The Sarvenganian contingents served well during the Bracallan Campaign.

Whilst the army declined in power, progressive Great Kings placed great importance on the navy and sunk large amounts of funds into creating a force capable of rivalling the Samadics and avenging Mypatha. The potential threat close to home forced the Kanodites to keep a large portion of their fleet in the eastern ports of the Empire and hampered any attempts to expand westward. To the current day, the Samadics view the Kangaroudian Empire more amicably than the Dobarids based, in part, on the revolt. The Kangaroudians and Dobarids rarely forget the events of the Andistani Revolt and regularly remember the victories and defeats inflicted on each other.
During the war for Kangaroudian Independence, the Andistani Revolt was repeatedly used as an example of the consequences of fighting against the Kanodites but instead galvanised the rebellion. The Dobh Pact, the signing of the alliance against the Kanodites, was symbolically made at the site of the Battle of Mypatha.

The Andistani Revolt

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Date: 98-95BSF

Location: Central & Western Kanga

Result: Kanodite Victory

Belligerents

Kanodite Empire

Andistan

Sarvengan

Samadic Kingdom

Commanders and Leaders

Emperor Mazyar I

Keykavous

Bijam†

Sina†

Dariush

Aplaa Libaya Kanodari

Strength

Land Forces

80,000 men

Naval Forces

250 triremes

50,000 men

Total Forces

250 triremes

130,000 men

Land Forces

50,000 men

Naval Forces

150 triremes

30,000 men

Total Forces

150 triremes

80,000 men

Casualties and Losses

150 triremes

70,000 men

120 triremes

70,000 men

Timeline

The Andistani Revolt

The Andistani Revolt

Mypatha (97BSF) • Amamia (97BSF) • Abisi (97BSF) • Andistan (96BSF) • Denittin (96BSF) • Kashale Fields (95BSF)