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The '''Ashtan-Shallam Wars''' began approximately two-thousand years after the founding of these cities. Some animosity between [[Ashtan]] and [[Shallam]] can be traced back to the rivalry of the founders of the cities, [[Glanos]] and [[Sahart]], who left [[Ceylon]] to avoid coming to blows over their mutual lover, [[Enalia]]. Legends about the opposing city grew in both Ashtan and Shallam, but they did not meet for two millennia. Finally, the cities rediscovered each other while searching for precious metals north of the [[ | The '''Ashtan-Shallam Wars''' began approximately two-thousand years after the founding of these cities. Some animosity between [[Ashtan]] and [[Shallam]] can be traced back to the rivalry of the founders of the cities, [[Glanos]] and [[Sahart]], who left [[Ceylon]] to avoid coming to blows over their mutual lover, [[Enalia]]. Legends about the opposing city grew in both Ashtan and Shallam, but they did not meet for two millennia. Finally, the cities rediscovered each other while searching for precious metals north of the [[Siroccian Mountains|Siroccians]]. Their competition over these resources began the first cycle of the long war. | ||
The wars unfolded in three distinct cycles. The first cycle began circa 2150 BF and lasted about 750 years. This cycle consisted of a series of battles between the two cities. Led by [[Darius (General)|Darius]], Shallam's forces managed to capture the city of Ashtan around 1400 BF, ending the first cycle of the wars. | The wars unfolded in three distinct cycles. The first cycle began circa 2150 BF and lasted about 750 years. This cycle consisted of a series of battles between the two cities. Led by [[Darius (General)|Darius]], Shallam's forces managed to capture the city of Ashtan around 1400 BF, ending the first cycle of the wars. | ||