War of Beda Reclamation

The War of Beda Reclamation (1012 BCE - 995 BCE) was an ancient West Yojunese war fought by the Rassenic League and the Beda Kingdom. The many events leading up to the war are convoluted, and opinions on the cause of the war varied among contemporary historians. The most commonly accepted reasons for war are increasingly strained diplomatic tensions between Rassenic tribes and the fledgling Beda kingdom; trade disputes between both parties; religious disputes; and disputes over the sovereignty of nearby tribes. The semi-mythical Elopement of Aritê, in which a prominent Leonian noblewoman betrothed to King Euthymides of the Beda eloped with Ascal of the Rassenii, is widely considered to be the event that sparked the war.

The name "War of Beda Reclamation was never used by ancient historians, even those living in the Beda Kingdom (who nearly universally used the term "Rassenic War"). The use of the term "War of Beda Reclamation" became standard in the 1950s and is seen as a reflection of anti-fascist sympathies lobbied against Rashnna. Prominent Zybithi historian Irbis Kainaxarthos notes that "the ancient Rassenic people would have certainly called it 'The Beda War.'"

The War of Beda Reclamation reshaped the ancient southwest Yojunese world.