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The attempted transformation of Azkali from a (albeit unstable) democratic republic to a state following Naaruism and Korruvian thought started immediately after the takeover of the government. Starting from the 27th and continuing until the collapse of the Korru government, most urban centers of population within Azkali (save [[Chekearoa]] and several interior cities) were evacuated, in accordance to the "ideal Azkali society" described in Korruvian thought, and concretely in the [[Orange Book of Azkali]]. Their residents were forced to march into the countryside of Azkali, into designated zones; those who were unable to walk - i.e the elderly, sick, newborns, and so on, were murdered or abandoned to die. Following the emptying of most cities, service buildings such as hospitals, schools, infastructure such as motorways and bridges, and later on all buildings were targetted for destruction, being either manually demolished by slaves or lower members of the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]], or via explosives. Once in their designated zones, people were forced to construct estates for higher-up members of the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]] (often being called ''Mokozen'', a word roughly corresponding to ''prince'' or ''priest'') of which they would work for little or no pay (essentially becoming the level of serfs) on plantations in exchange for free housing, food, and safety. This class of people, estimated to become the majority of people, were referred to euphamistically by members of the Society of the Yellow Dragon as ''Taiko'' (a neologism coined around 2010, meaning ''to drone'' (in the context of sound, i.e a drone in music). Some civilians were chosen (mostly nepotistically) to become ''[[Nakorrinez]],'' a word roughly corresponding to ''duke'' or ''count''. These Nakorrinez all oversaw the work of the serfs and were responsible for punishing or executing those who disobeyed the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]] or commited crimes, such as stealing food, refusing to work, etc. These [[Nakorrinez]] were often awarded with a small entourage of slaves and extra rations in exchange for their compliance; they were often allowed to hold small gardens of which they or their slaves would tend to. This system was to be abolished, in Korru's estimates, "about 15 or 20 years, once our rule has been absolutely established as right (...), once our dominance over humans and other species has been put in place", and was considered a completely temporary measure.

This system, in Korru's own words, was "designed to cause the mass deaths of many of people [sic], which I [he] intend[ed] fully. In order to create a new, and objectively ''better'' society, the previous one is to be completely uprooted, and all remnants to be superseded by trauma - in other words, the people who have witnessed the previous society can not be allowed with living [sic]"<ref>From the [[Trial of Korru Mezenas Naaru|Korru Mezenas Naaru trial]], June 21st, 2024.</ref>. Quotas for food production were raised to be impossibly high, and those who were unable to fufill them - whether they were ''Taikos'' or ''Mokozen'' ''-'' were murdered. This system was delibrately designed and coordinated so as to cause fear and terror in the Azkali populace, in order to "prevent a revolution". If left to continue, it is estimated that half of all Azkalis living in Azkali would have been killed by roughly January of 2025.

This system, in Korru's own words, was "designed to cause the mass deaths of many of people [sic], which I [he] intend[ed] fully. In order to create a new, and objectively ''better'' society, the previous one is to be completely uprooted, and all remnants to be superseded by trauma - in other words, the people who have witnessed the previous society can not be allowed with living [sic]"<ref>From the [[Trial of Korru Mezenas Naaru|Korru Mezenas Naaru trial]], June 21st, 2024.</ref>. Quotas for food production were raised to be impossibly high, and those who were unable to fufill them - whether they were ''Taikos'' or ''Mokozen'' ''-'' were murdered. This system was delibrately designed and coordinated so as to cause fear and terror in the Azkali populace, in order to "prevent a revolution". If left to continue, it is estimated that half of all Azkalis living in Azkali would have been killed by roughly January of 2025, contradicting Korru's own estimates.

Preperations for armed conflict with [[Sunteria]] started almost immediately after the takeover of the Azkali government. A few days before the invasion of [[Sunteria]], Baphian forces started a [[3rd Bapho-Azkali war|preemptive invasion of Azkali]], and this somewhat delayed the preperations for the coming war. However, in the early hours of the 24th of January 2024, [[Suntero-Azkali War (2024)|skirmishes occured along the Azkalo-Sunterian border]]; the next day, a full blown military offensive occured, aswell as the [[Suntero-Azkali War (2024)|declaration of war upon Sunteria by Azkali]]. This ~~invasion~~, despite the public nature of [[Korru Mezenas Naaru]]'s and the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]]'s ideals, took most of the world by surprise, and global support for Sunteria flooded in almost immediately after the war's start. The offensive initially succeeded, and territorial gains extended ca. 100 kilometers for the first week of the invasion. Based on the principles of [[Naaruism]] and Korruvian thought, an attempted genocide of the indigenous [[Protiheuserkali Genocide (2023-2024)|Protiheuserkali]] and Oikan population occured within their occupied territories, claiming the lives of approximately 14,000 people - essentially all civilians. In addition, an estimated 10,000 Protiheuserkali-ethnic civilians (and some 500 Oikans) were kidnapped by armed forces of the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]], aswell as a limited amount of members of the [[Azkali Armed Forces]] and [[Slavery in Naaruan Azkali|transported to Azkali to become chattel slaves.]] [[File:Bombed out Bridge (Liakhvi, Gori).jpg|thumb|456x456px|Remnant of a bombed out bridge in [placeholder], Kalilonde, [[Sunteria]]. Photograph taken 16 April, 2024.]]

Preperations for armed conflict with [[Sunteria]] started almost immediately after the takeover of the Azkali government. A few days before the invasion of [[Sunteria]], Baphian forces started a [[3rd Bapho-Azkali war|preemptive invasion of Azkali]], and this somewhat delayed the preperations for the coming war. However, in the early hours of the 24th of January 2024, [[Suntero-Azkali War (2024)|skirmishes occured along the Azkalo-Sunterian border]]; the next day, a full blown military offensive occured, aswell as the [[Suntero-Azkali War (2024)|declaration of war upon Sunteria by Azkali]]. This ninvasion, despite the public nature of [[Korru Mezenas Naaru]]'s and the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]]'s ideals, took most of the world by surprise, and global support for Sunteria flooded in almost immediately after the war's start. The offensive initially succeeded, and territorial gains extended ca. 100 kilometers for the first week of the invasion. Based on the principles of [[Naaruism]] and Korruvian thought, an attempted genocide of the indigenous [[Protiheuserkali Genocide (2023-2024)|Protiheuserkali]] and Oikan population occured within their occupied territories, claiming the lives of approximately 14,000 people - essentially all civilians. In addition, an estimated 10,000 Protiheuserkali-ethnic civilians (and some 500 Oikans) were kidnapped by armed forces of the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]], aswell as a limited amount of members of the [[Azkali Armed Forces]] and [[Slavery in Naaruan Azkali|transported to Azkali to become chattel slaves.]] [[File:Bombed out Bridge (Liakhvi, Gori).jpg|thumb|456x456px|Remnant of a bombed out bridge in [placeholder], Kalilonde, [[Sunteria]]. Photograph taken 16 April, 2024.]]

Starting with the 2nd week of the invasion, the invasion turned catastrophic. The Azkali frontline stalled (it's westernmost extent being around the town of [placeholder]), before utterly collapsing following the Battle of [Placeholder]. With this defeat, fighters along the front retreated en mass, implementing a limited scorched earth policy as it went, razing several towns and cities along its path. Meanwhile, Baphian troops had advanced with virtually no resistance and had approached the outskirts of [[Okotsi]] and [[Chekearoa]].

Starting with the 2nd week of the invasion - the 1st week of February, the invasion turned catastrophic. The Azkali frontline stalled (it's westernmost extent being around the town of [placeholder]), before utterly collapsing following the Battle of [Placeholder]. With this defeat, fighters along the front retreated en mass, implementing a limited scorched earth policy as it went, razing several towns and cities along its path. Meanwhile, Baphian troops had advanced with virtually no resistance and had approached the outskirts of [[Okotsi]] and [[Chekearoa]].

=== Trizonal Occupation ===

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 The attempted transformation of Azkali from a (albeit unstable) democratic republic to a state following Naaruism and Korruvian thought started immediately after the takeover of the government. Starting from the 27th and continuing until the collapse of the Korru government, most urban centers of population within Azkali (save [[Chekearoa]] and several interior cities) were evacuated, in accordance to the "ideal Azkali society" described in Korruvian thought, and concretely in the [[Orange Book of Azkali]]. Their residents were forced to march into the countryside of Azkali, into designated zones; those who were unable to walk - i.e the elderly, sick, newborns, and so on, were murdered or abandoned to die. Following the emptying of most cities, service buildings such as hospitals, schools, infastructure such as motorways and bridges, and later on all buildings were targetted for destruction, being either manually demolished by slaves or lower members of the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]], or via explosives. Once in their designated zones, people were forced to construct estates for higher-up members of the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]] (often being called ''Mokozen'', a word roughly corresponding to ''prince'' or ''priest'') of which they would work for little or no pay (essentially becoming the level of serfs) on plantations in exchange for free housing, food, and safety. This class of people, estimated to become the majority of people, were referred to euphamistically by members of the Society of the Yellow Dragon as ''Taiko'' (a neologism coined around 2010, meaning ''to drone'' (in the context of sound, i.e a drone in music). Some civilians were chosen (mostly nepotistically) to become ''[[Nakorrinez]],'' a word roughly corresponding to ''duke'' or ''count''. These Nakorrinez all oversaw the work of the serfs and were responsible for punishing or executing those who disobeyed the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]] or commited crimes, such as stealing food, refusing to work, etc. These [[Nakorrinez]] were often awarded with a small entourage of slaves and extra rations in exchange for their compliance; they were often allowed to hold small gardens of which they or their slaves would tend to. This system was to be abolished, in Korru's estimates, "about 15 or 20 years, once our rule has been absolutely established as right (...), once our dominance over humans and other species has been put in place", and was considered a completely temporary measure.
-This system, in Korru's own words, was "designed to cause the mass deaths of many of people [sic], which I [he] intend[ed] fully. In order to create a new, and objectively ''better'' society, the previous one is to be completely uprooted, and all remnants to be superseded by trauma - in other words, the people who have witnessed the previous society can not be allowed with living [sic]"<ref>From the [[Trial of Korru Mezenas Naaru|Korru Mezenas Naaru trial]], June 21st, 2024.</ref>. Quotas for food production were raised to be impossibly high, and those who were unable to fufill them - whether they were ''Taikos'' or ''Mokozen'' ''-''  were murdered. This system was delibrately designed and coordinated so as to cause fear and terror in the Azkali populace, in order to "prevent a revolution". If left to continue, it is estimated that half of all Azkalis living in Azkali would have been killed by roughly January of 2025.
+This system, in Korru's own words, was "designed to cause the mass deaths of many of people [sic], which I [he] intend[ed] fully. In order to create a new, and objectively ''better'' society, the previous one is to be completely uprooted, and all remnants to be superseded by trauma - in other words, the people who have witnessed the previous society can not be allowed with living [sic]"<ref>From the [[Trial of Korru Mezenas Naaru|Korru Mezenas Naaru trial]], June 21st, 2024.</ref>. Quotas for food production were raised to be impossibly high, and those who were unable to fufill them - whether they were ''Taikos'' or ''Mokozen'' ''-''  were murdered. This system was delibrately designed and coordinated so as to cause fear and terror in the Azkali populace, in order to "prevent a revolution". If left to continue, it is estimated that half of all Azkalis living in Azkali would have been killed by roughly January of 2025, contradicting Korru's own estimates.
-Preperations for armed conflict with [[Sunteria]] started almost immediately after the takeover of the Azkali government. A few days before the invasion of [[Sunteria]], Baphian forces started a [[3rd Bapho-Azkali war|preemptive invasion of Azkali]], and this somewhat delayed the preperations for the coming war. However, in the early hours of the 24th of January 2024, [[Suntero-Azkali War (2024)|skirmishes occured along the Azkalo-Sunterian border]]; the next day, a full blown military offensive occured, aswell as the [[Suntero-Azkali War (2024)|declaration of war upon Sunteria by Azkali]]. This invasion, despite the public nature of [[Korru Mezenas Naaru]]'s and the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]]'s ideals, took most of the world by surprise, and global support for Sunteria flooded in almost immediately after the war's start. The offensive initially succeeded, and territorial gains extended ca. 100 kilometers for the first week of the invasion. Based on the principles of [[Naaruism]] and Korruvian thought, an attempted genocide of the indigenous [[Protiheuserkali Genocide (2023-2024)|Protiheuserkali]] and Oikan population occured within their occupied territories, claiming the lives of approximately 14,000 people - essentially all civilians. In addition, an estimated 10,000 Protiheuserkali-ethnic civilians (and some 500 Oikans) were kidnapped by armed forces of the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]], aswell as a limited amount of members of the [[Azkali Armed Forces]] and [[Slavery in Naaruan Azkali|transported to Azkali to become chattel slaves.]] [[File:Bombed out Bridge (Liakhvi, Gori).jpg|thumb|456x456px|Remnant of a bombed out bridge in [placeholder], Kalilonde, [[Sunteria]]. Photograph taken 16 April, 2024.]]
+Preperations for armed conflict with [[Sunteria]] started almost immediately after the takeover of the Azkali government. A few days before the invasion of [[Sunteria]], Baphian forces started a [[3rd Bapho-Azkali war|preemptive invasion of Azkali]], and this somewhat delayed the preperations for the coming war. However, in the early hours of the 24th of January 2024, [[Suntero-Azkali War (2024)|skirmishes occured along the Azkalo-Sunterian border]]; the next day, a full blown military offensive occured, aswell as the [[Suntero-Azkali War (2024)|declaration of war upon Sunteria by Azkali]]. This ninvasion, despite the public nature of [[Korru Mezenas Naaru]]'s and the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]]'s ideals, took most of the world by surprise, and global support for Sunteria flooded in almost immediately after the war's start. The offensive initially succeeded, and territorial gains extended ca. 100 kilometers for the first week of the invasion. Based on the principles of [[Naaruism]] and Korruvian thought, an attempted genocide of the indigenous [[Protiheuserkali Genocide (2023-2024)|Protiheuserkali]] and Oikan population occured within their occupied territories, claiming the lives of approximately 14,000 people - essentially all civilians. In addition, an estimated 10,000 Protiheuserkali-ethnic civilians (and some 500 Oikans) were kidnapped by armed forces of the [[Society of the Yellow Dragon]], aswell as a limited amount of members of the [[Azkali Armed Forces]] and [[Slavery in Naaruan Azkali|transported to Azkali to become chattel slaves.]] [[File:Bombed out Bridge (Liakhvi, Gori).jpg|thumb|456x456px|Remnant of a bombed out bridge in [placeholder], Kalilonde, [[Sunteria]]. Photograph taken 16 April, 2024.]]
-Starting with the 2nd week of the invasion, the invasion turned catastrophic. The Azkali frontline stalled (it's westernmost extent being around the town of [placeholder]), before utterly collapsing following the Battle of [Placeholder]. With this defeat, fighters along the front retreated en mass, implementing a limited scorched earth policy as it went, razing several towns and cities along its path. Meanwhile, Baphian troops had advanced with virtually no resistance and had approached the outskirts of [[Okotsi]] and [[Chekearoa]].
+Starting with the 2nd week of the invasion - the 1st week of February, the invasion turned catastrophic. The Azkali frontline stalled (it's westernmost extent being around the town of [placeholder]), before utterly collapsing following the Battle of [Placeholder]. With this defeat, fighters along the front retreated en mass, implementing a limited scorched earth policy as it went, razing several towns and cities along its path. Meanwhile, Baphian troops had advanced with virtually no resistance and had approached the outskirts of [[Okotsi]] and [[Chekearoa]].
 === Trizonal Occupation ===