Tarascan-Xalisco War (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)

The War of a Hundred Moons (Purépecha-Nahuatl: Yaoyotl ka Mētztli Matlactli'xha), also known as the Tarascan-Xalisco War, was a civil war in the Tarascan Empire of Mesoamerica that lasted from 1348 to 1359. Regarded as one of the most devastating conflicts in Tarascan history up to that point, the war saw the largest Tarascan army being deployed against the Confederation of Xalisco, whose regional governor, Manauia, believed himself to be the true Cazonci of Xalisco and declared independence for the state in 1348. The conflict was perceived initially to be a Tarascan victory, especially after the deployment of Toltec Alliance troops onto the battlefield, which gave the Feud'hua's army a boost in numbers. However, the Mixtec Kingdom, whose former civilization had been conquered by Uakusï Feud'hua in 1348, would also declare independence in 1351, being led by Tlatoani Tupac of the Zapotec. For nearly four years, the Tarascan army would continuously get pushed back further into the Purépechan homeland as the two-fronts of the war had damaged the possibility of A victory severly. However, the tide of war would turn in favor of Tarasca after the deaths of both Tupac and the Xalisco Caconzi, Manauia, whose seven year-old son and heir would be assassinated in later years. This change in the war was important for the Empire, as it secured the status of Tarascan's military power, eventually leading to a victory by 1359 and the complete assimilation of the Xalisco and Mixtec culture groups into the Purépecha-Nahuatl.