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== Military conflicts ==

== Military conflicts ==

Barud found itself surrounded by a number of kingdoms and empires that it attempted to dominate. While the emperors of Barud routinely voiced ambitions of defeating the state of Asdoh, Barud's periodic conflicts with the Okitoh Empire defined the majority of its expansionists projects.

Barud found itself surrounded by a number of kingdoms and empires that it attempted to dominate. While the emperors of Barud routinely voiced ambitions of defeating the state of Asdoh, Barud's periodic conflicts with the [[Okytoh Empire]] defined the majority of its expansionists projects.

The Maad people in the southeast were a mild threat and were eventually partially defeated and partially integrated into Barud, while Messrōn Baas became a constant source of raids, while remaining largely out of reach of Barud's forces. A number of campaigns in the very beginning of the second revolution culminated in the battle at Gwonoh, which saw the defeat of Barud's army.

The Maad people in the southeast were a mild threat and were eventually partially defeated and partially integrated into Barud, while Messrōn Baas became a constant source of raids, while remaining largely out of reach of Barud's forces. A number of campaigns in the very beginning of the second revolution culminated in the battle at Gwonoh, which saw the defeat of Barud's army.