Kylan-Aritas War

The Kylan-Aritas War, also called the Tarsbanian War or the Long War, was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from early 1981 to April 1993 in northern Tarepas. The war was fought between Kylan and Aritas over possession of the mountainous Tarsbania region of Kylan, and resulted in protracted warfare in the mountains. Tarsbania had been a point of contention between the two countries for several decades, mostly due to its mineral wealth and its large Aritasian minority. The war was initiated by Aritas, which had elected former general Harus Alisov as its president in 1980. Alisov, taking advantage of years of military build up that his predecessors had initiated, launched an invasion to conquer Tarsbania and cut-off Kylish roads to the region.

Background
Nearly eight centuries before the Great Collapse, the Tarsbania region was settled by Kylyns, who considered the mountains to be the natural borders of their empire. In 32 BGC, the Kylish War of Succession broke out, leaving the country in a vulnerable position as its fractured armies battled one another. During this time, neighboring states attempted to seize the mineral-rich region for themselves, resulting in Tarsbansia changing hands among several different kingdoms gaining and losing control over it. With the arrival of the Collapse, however, surviving in the mountains became too difficult. For many years after, the region was sparsely populated by a hodgepodge of groups, causing any historical claims from that time to be tenuous in international law.

Between the thaw following the Collapse-caused impact winter and the reestablishment of Kylan, the region once again became a flashpoint for conflict. Between 200 to 1861 AGC, Tarsbania was under the control of the following nations: With Kylan's reconstitution on October 1st, 1862, following the end of the Circum-Bolic War, control of the region was firmly and legally established under one nation. Kylan's initial military weakness was mitigated by the presence of Nogod troops, who guaranteed the security of its borders as the young nation made sense of its path forward.

During this time, multiple nations continued to contest control over Tarsbania.