The War of Songs (concept)
The War of Songs was the first conflict in the history of the Boqqarut Damotada, though it began prior to the polity's formation. Following a walkout of the Karururī Chorus in response to the proclamation that god was dead, a second, "true" Chorus was held in Busemdo, calling all of the righteous to stand with them against the dangerous heretic Eshwo and his puppet Chorus. These Busemdowai, as they were named by history, followed this declaration with the drafting and promulgation of their own, rival doctrine. Though initially dismissed by Eshwo, the opportunity to perhaps save their threatened realms was not missed by his many rivals, and several Damotan chieftains had soon pledged their spears to this cause.
Now assailed on multiple fronts, Eshwo chose to pursue a defensive strategy, splitting off large contingents of his numerically-superior forces to hold the northwestern and eastern Busemdowai armies while he focused the bulk of his forces on the south, hoping to wheel around from enemy to enemy. This strategy, though threatened by a sudden breakthrough by one of his rivals in early 257, largely proved effective, as the realm which would soon become the Boqqarut utilized its central position to keep its enemies divided.
After crushing the south and northwest seperately, and either replacing or obtaining binding oaths from their leaders, Eshwo successfully captured Isurwa by way of treason among the enemy ranks, and forced the Busemdo Chorus to flee once more. After his capture of all of the traditionally-inhabited regions of Damota, Eshwo called all the leaders of the region on the shore of the central Etami Biyaki, where each embraced the Mogowai faith and swore fealty to Eshwo as their Boqqar, officially beginning the history of the Boqqarut Damotada. Nonetheless, despite this apparent defeat, the Busemdo Chorus was not done with its fight, however, and fled into the depths of the jungle to continue resisting the rise of the Mogowai, only being finally put down in 306 IS.