Battle of Talumze
| Battle of Talumze | |
|---|---|
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background: lightsteelblue;" Part of Nar-Kudam Wars | |
| Date | 16th Day, 7th Month, Nar 87 |
| Location | near Talumze, Lein fief, Nar Empire |
| Result | Decisive Nar victory |
| style="padding-right: 1em;" Casus belli | |
| style="padding-right: 1em;" Territorial changes | |
|- ! colspan="2" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center;" Combatants |- | width="50%" style="border-right: 1px dotted #aaa;" Nar Empire (as Fief of the Lein) | width="50%" Kingdom of Kudam |- ! colspan="2" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center;" Commanders |- | width="50%" style="border-right: 1px dotted #aaa;" Lein Verasur berNamito | width="50%" Prince Kuniba, Prince Parasom †, Prince Sanasanir |- ! width="50%" colspan="2" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center;" Strength |- | width="50%" style="border-right: 1px dotted #aaa;" 12,000 infantry, 16,000 cavalry | width="50%" 35,000 infantry, 6,000 cavalry |- ! colspan="2" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center;" Casualties |- | width="50%" style="border-right:1px dotted #aaa;" 2,800 killed, around 3,500 wounded | width="50%" more than 32,000 killed or captured |- | colspan="2" style="text-align: center; border-top: 1px dotted #aaa;" | |- | colspan="2" style="font-size:90%; border-top:1px solid #aaa;" |}
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.
