1714 East Akhidian Crisis
The 1714 East Akhidian Crisis was a political conflict in the East Akhidia.
Background
Following a period of political turmoil, the Ermingander Village Accords of 1707 AN had effectively partitioned the Kingdom of Akhidia into the three states of East, South and West Akhidia. However, while the last two experienced a gradual return to stability, East Akhidia remained riven with social and political conflict: most of the island province of Gera was lost to [Al-Ramo] insurgents, while the mainland territories were divided between the rival partisans of King Matthew and the Princess Lorena, daughter of former Akhidian monarch King Edward.
Events
On 5.I.1714 AN, Edwardian forces loyal to Lorena and her aunt, Princess Caryl, seized control of Zremlan Palace in Mighi and subsequently announced the capture and deposition of Matthew. Despite counterclaims that the king had escaped the city and was rallying support in the north of the country, on 6.I.1714 AN, a dishevelled and visibly-injured Matthew appeared on Edwardian-controlled state television to confirm his abdication in a brief statement, in which he also appealed to his supporters to remain calm and accept the change of regime.
Aftermath
Although the Edwardian seizure of power was initially successful, it soon became apparent that Matthew's adherents were unwilling to give up the fight. Princess Lorena's coronation as queen was repeated postponed over the following months as the new regime struggled against both rising domestic discontent and the unwillingness of neighbouring states, most notably the Mondosphere, to accept Matthew's deposition.
The simmering tensions would finally boil over into outright conflict during early 1716 AN.
