Battle of Talumze

Battle of Talumze (Garzas ne-Talumze)
Nar-Kudam Wars
Date	14-6-Nar 87
Location	Talumze Field, Natoyan Province
Result	Nar (Lein) Victory
Combatants
Nar Dynasty (Lein Fief)	Kingdom of Kudam
Commanders
Lein Verasur berNamito	Prince Hastasa, Prince Ganaus
Strength
11,000 foot, 14,000 cavalry	38,000 foot, 3,600 cavalry
Casualties
2,600 killed or wounded	Around 7,000 killed/wounded; 8,200 prisoners
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The Battle of Talumze (Itrani: Garzas ne-Talumze) was a battle in the war between the Nar Dynasty, represented by the Lein lords of the north, and the Kingdom of Kudam, during the 87th year of the Nar and the 66th year of the Lein's rule in the north.

A great victory for the Lein lords, this battle was historically important for several reasons: the sheer cost of the battle broke the power of the kingdom, which had been both a great annoyance and threat to the Empire since the middle 70s, removing the threat for the next 35 years; also, the battle was a great boost in the reputation of the relatively small Lein fief, especially compared with the dismal failures of other provinces in the defence of the Empire. This would later prove valuable political capital in the Lein's struggle for supremacy in the north, and eventually the whole, of the Nar Empire.

Background History

While the Nar Dynasty in its beginning years had been a dominant power in the southern lands and the Meidorien Valley, its power north of those regions had always been under threat from the so-called Western Kingdoms, the peoples of the west races who had proved a constant thorn in the flesh of the Tranon ever since the birth of the Empire.