The Separation of Eskijan

The country of Estil existed for centuries as a semi-feudal monarchy, with much of the local governance controlled by Dukes and Duchesses while absolute authority was ultimately yielded to the crown. By the sixteenth century, a growing populist movement led to unrest among the citizens of Estil. With the majority of its economic centers and population in the northern half of the country, much of it centered around Whiteleaf Basin, populist leaders sprung up amidst the military. As Estil's military was composed primarily of those engaged in mandatory military service upon reaching adulthood, leaving the forces mostly populated with common folk, the message of self-governance - justified by the fact that they were the ones truly in power, portraying King Edric III as an impotent ruler who hid away in his southern castle while the people toiled - took hold amidst the populace, spreading quickly through northern cities and sowing the seeds of violent rebellion.
Before violence could take place, however, King Edric III of Estil, himself a staunch believer in the concept of noblesse oblige, decided that the benefits of a peaceful resolution outweighed the cost in his countrymen's lives of a civil war, not to mention the risk of his own head. With the idea that the people would eventually come crawling back to him due to the difficulties of running a nation and an inherent need for a ruler, he offered the populist leaders a compromise: he'd give up the north, including approximately two-thirds of the nation's populace, in exchange for effectively nothing. This offer aggravated the fear of civil war in the general populace, and the leaders decided to acquiesce to the offer. The aftermath would see the development of modern-day Eskijan.

Conflict Type

Political Debate

Start Date

1526

Ending Date

1528