Ohren Province
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Ohren Province was a member-state of the Free Worlds League from 2941 until the League's dissolution in 3079.
The province was created during the Third Succession War after Capellan nobleman Vincente Sian-Marik was convinced to defect to the League. Distrustful of the Sian-Marik family, Captain-General Samuel Marik opted to split Sian-Marik's holdings into Zion and Ohren Provinces, with Ohrensen and Ventabren making up the latter.[1] [2] [3]
Capellan loyalists inflicted heavy damage on the province's industry before being driven off, and by the end of the Third Succession War Ohren was a war-torn and contested region undergoing recovery during times of peace. During Anton Marik's rebellion in 3014-3015 Ohren Province was unwillingly dragged into the civil war by Anton's supporters before native loyalist forces overthrew them late in the conflict.[4] [5]
From the end of the Third Succession War until at least 3067 Ohren's provincial government on Ohrensen itself was officially classed as a civilian dictatorship. In reality the province was ruled by a "thugocracy" dominated by the criminal gangs which had arisen from the devastation of the Succession Wars.[4] [6]
In the aftermath of the Free Worlds League's collapse, the Republic of the Sphere annexed part of Zion Province while the remaining worlds merged with Ohrensen and Ventabren to form the Ohrenson-Zion Province. This union lasted only a few years before it too became part of the Republic.[7] [8]
Reference
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 41
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War" Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 43, "Timeline: The Third Succession War"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 65, "Ohren and Zion Provinces"
- ↑ Historical: Brush Wars, p. 21, "Provincial Loyalties"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 77, "Ohrensen" Planet Profile
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62-63, "Inner Sphere - March 3081" Map
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 16, "Operation GOLDEN DAWN"