Thalos Wars
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| Date | 455 | ||
| Location | Unknown space, largely in the Lower-Centre of Tir'qa. | ||
| Outcome | Thalian Empire dismantled and reorganised. | ||
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The Thalos Wars (445-481) were a series of protracted intergalactic conflicts between the Combined Cooperatives of Tir'qa and the Thalian Empire. Major areas of conflict include the Thalos, Kovaxi'i and Kelth systems, where the largest battles of the war took place. The war saw rapid development in CCT naval warfare technologies, most significantly the construction of the CCT's first dreadnought-class vessel (the CCN Ascendancy) and the mass deployment of the Cooperatives Integrated Systems Defence Network Platforms (CISDNPs). It is currently the deadliest conflict in the known history of the region, with an estimated over ten million civilian and military casualties. The majority of deaths are estimated to have occurred during the naval battles over Eelyn and Thalos in the later stages of the war. Population distribution in South-Central Tir'qa was permanently disrupted by the war - many fled to the Northern Frontier, necessitating the Emergency Northern Resettlement Program.
Upon the surrender of the Thalian Empire in 481, the CCT would enforce the Kovaxi'i Peace Settlement. This conference would disarm and dismantle the Thalian Empire, creating the Thalos Exclusion Territory and surrendering the remaining Thalian Navy to the victorious Cooperatives. The purpose of the TET is mixed, though many scholars argue that avoiding direct annexation reduced tensions during the integration process of the three Thalian systems. A significant consequence of the dismantling of the Thalian Empire was the CAC's decision to search for extrasolar allies, having effectively removed their only close neighbour.
Background
Neither Tir'qa nor Thalos were aware of the other's presence for much of their initial expansion. By 437, Tir'qa had expanded to 15 systems, whilst Thalos has settled 3, with a claim to a fourth - Kova'xi. Although the latter was much smaller, the resources of its systems made the state technologically superior to their northern neighbour.
