Five-Year War

The  (661–666) was a war between the  and. The war began when the League attacked the, a Kandian ally. The first two years of the war were essentially a series of minor skirmishes, but a serious defeat was inflicted on the Kandian army by the League at the in 663. This defeat led to of Kandáy taking personal command of her army and inspiring it to win a series of victories that won the war for Kandáy. The lands around were annexed by Kandáy in the terms of peace, but these were later lost in the.

Overview
The s of the Thârdic League long sought to expand their power by using the (later the ) to annex new territories, notably the region of  in 654. undertook to extend the League south of the. He oversaw the conquest and annexation of in 661 but was slain by a stray arrow. Since the was allied to Kandáy,  demanded the withdrawal of League forces but her ultimatum was ignored by Jalien’s successor,. Arelora declared war and five years of sporadic fighting began.

There were dozens of minor skirmishes but only two battles were significant. Queen Arelora left the conduct of the war to her lieutenants. A disorganized Kandian army was soundly defeated by Colura at the in 663, leading to the loss of the royal keep at. The fall of Íbonost, the first major holding of the Kandian dynasty, infuriated Queen Arelora. She took personal command of her army. The sight of the diminutive fifty-two year old queen, resplendent in her, rallied the demoralized Kandians. The armies of Kandáy and the League came to battle near in 665, where the queen inflicted an ignominious defeat on Colura.

With the League armies routed and urging her army forward, Arelora went on to take. A company of Kandian knights captured when its defenders panicked and failed to close the gates. Arelora might well have captured had not the wide Thârd River checked her advance. The League sued for peace and in 666 the Treaty of Quívum was signed. Under its terms the League was allowed to keep Móleryn but Íbonost was returned and Kandáy received the more valuable Éidru and Kusémè. Afterwards both sides claimed victory and considered the war won.

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