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The '''Ashtan-Shallam Wars''' began approximately one thousand years after the founding of [[Ashtan]] and [[Shallam]]. Some animosity between the two 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 | The '''Ashtan-Shallam Wars''' began approximately one thousand years after the founding of [[Ashtan]] and [[Shallam]]. Some animosity between the two 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 a millennium. 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. | ||