War of K'atharan Succession (Great White South)

The War of K'atharan Succession was an armed conflict between various fiefdoms of the, each laying claim to the Kingdom's vacant throne, following the death of King (and the end of the Eda'ain dynasty) during the. The Kingdom had no written constitution, and the normal protocol following the end of a dynasty was for all of the nation's fiefs to meet and elect one of their number to become the new King.

However, partly due to the influence of European empires, the fiefs were fiercely divided, and war broke out between them. The two principal claimants to the throne were, the 21-year-old maternal cousin of the previous king, who was studying at the in , and had partial backing from the ; and , a southern warlord who had converted to the Russian Orthodox Church and had extensive n backing. , a lesser fief from the western isles, was backed by, a nation which had yet to establish any colonies.