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The 400 Year War also known as The War of Japanese Aggression, was a conflict in which the Kingdom of Japan, lead by Nagamine Ichibei, attacked the Republic of Babylon, lead by Marcos Aurelius. The conflict was brought about when the Imperial Army of Japan suddenly pounced upon the unsuspecting Republic of Babylon. The War had lasted for 460 years and resulted in a Babylonian victory.

The war saw the rapid militarisation of Babylon the counter the Japanese forces, leading to the first laws of conscription to be enacted on a population. Due to this conflict, the Babylonian war machine was, for the first time in history, started. It was also the first time the spies had been used in conflict to steal from the opponent. The conflict dragged the scientific progress of Babylon to a halt, leading to the time period known as the Dark Ages.

Background
Babylon and Japan had been in mutual neutrality since they discovered each other. The closest they got to a conflict throughout history was when Babylon had created a settlement near the Japanese city of Kagoshima and this had thought to of been forgiven. Babylon had been a good terms with The Republic of Polynesia and The Buddhist State of Ethiopia. While not militarily powered, it thought it could rely on the Japanese for that. The Japanese however did not agree. They had expanded their influence on Quebec but could expand no further due to Babylon. Locked behind the Babylonian lands, Japan saw only one way of expanding, eliminating Babylon.

Declaration of War
On the 22nd of July 940 Japanese troops had secretly began to amas behind the mountains of Akkad. 20 years later on the 22nd of July 960, Japan had declared war on Babylon and moved into its territory. Japan was only be able to capture two farming villages before Babylon responded. Babylon had tried to reach out the Polynesia and Ethiopia but were met with swift rejections at the fear of Japan's army. It was now the General Sadudu of Babylon had performed what is now known as the greatest Military operation of all time. He had created a program to mass created soldiers ready to fight. Coupled with importing weapons using Babylons mass amounts of wealth, he was able to raise an army the was not only larger than Japan's, be also more technologically advanced. Japan, upon hearing news of this from their Spies in Babylon, burned the villages to the ground before retreating. By 1000, Babylon had successfully forced Japan out of it's territory and into neutral territory.

Neutral Territory
By the 1st of January 1000, all of Japan's forces were into neural territory. They were under fire from the left and center a|Mountains of Babylon with the right Mountains being heavily defended. The Japanese forces were desperately trying to hold this position but due to the superiority of the Babylonian position and the terrible position Japanese forces found themselves in, they were swiftly forced out of this position. It was at this moment that the a|Knights of Babylon were first used in the war. These highly trained knights were the last great project of General Sadudu before he passed away in 1015. They rode swiftly upon the Japanese forces, overrunning them in a few years and forcing them back into their territory near the city of Satsuma.

First Peace Offer and Advance on Satsuma
In the year 1030, sensing inevitable defeat, the King of Japan had offered peace to the leader of Babylon. This offer was rejected due to the strength of the Babylonian position. By 1040, the Babylonian forces had arrived on the edge of Japanese territory. For the next ten years Babylon had slowly advanced on the Japanese territories, killing all forces in their way. By 1050, most of the external forces had been killed or retreated into the walls of Satsuma. It was at this moment that Babylon had started to build siege weapons. The city of satsuma would remain untouched for the next 100 years.

The Siege of Satsuma
In 1140, the first of the siege weapons had arrived at Satsuma. Due to the terrible infrastructure in the area and the rough terrain, it was a nightmare to transport the equipment. The equipment had fired upon the city but, prepared for this, Satsuma had equipment to easily destroy the Babylonian Catapults. Babylon, hit by an unlucky string a bad Generals, had kept pushing Catapults into the area only for them to be destroyed by the Japanese defenders. This had continued for the next 250 years.

Colonization and Economic Crisis
With the war raging in the east, Babylon had room to expand it's borders even more. A group of settlers had been gathered and had set out to colonize the west coast of a|Northern Quoxol. They had successfully established a colony and even killed the Japanese settlers who were doing the same thing. With Catapults being sent perpetually to the war and being destroyed, Babylon had almost run out of wealth. To stop this Babylon had started to build advanced infrastructure in 1390 to speed up the process of the war. This had stimulated their economy enough to avoid a collapse.

Fall of Satsuma
With new infrastructure built and new siege equipment developed, Babylon was able to swiftly advance upon Satsuma. Surrounded, the walls of Satsuma eventually fell to the Babylonian siege engines and the soldiers of Babylon poured into Satsuma. This resulted in the death of over 2,800,000 civilians, the end of the 300 year siege of Satsuma and the end of Japan's hope for winning this war. With the fall of Satsuma, Japan had surrendered to the Babylonian's will.

Aftermath
The war had officially ended in 1420 with the signing of the a|Treaty of Satsuma. This treaty had only affected Japan with Quebec only mentioned once in the entire treaty. The main effects on Japan were:

Article 3 of The Treaty of Satsuma

Acknowledging the destruction of Babylonian land, The Kingdom of Japan agrees to paying 800 gold coins per year for 100 years to the Republic of Babylon as reparations for the damage done to it.



Article 7 of The Treaty of Satsuma

Acknowledging the irreversible destruction of Babylonian land, The Kingdom of Japan concedes control of the city of Satsuma and its surrounding provinces to The Republic of Babylon.



Japan had been crippled because of the war. They had lost their holdings in the South and West of Northern Quoxol and lost much of their economic base. Babylon on the other had had thrived with a great increase in wealth, the largest army in the world and a naval port of operations. This had all been coupled with minimal damage to their land.

However, the changes of the war would not end until 1440. In honor of his saving of Babylon, General Sadudu had a city named after him. The city of Satsuma was renamed to Sadudu, angering the Japanese. In 1440, the construction of a|Citadel Sadudu was complete. General Guderian was bassed there with an army watching the border with Japan. This had forced Japan to relinquish control of the surrounding area, angering them even more. Finally, a|Fort Marcos was completed on the 24th of December 1440, ending the changes that the war would have on the world. With Babylon's trust forever lost with Polynesia and Ethiopia and Japan crippled for years to come, the four nations had to look for a new direction to head in.