Hostilities first occurred when the progressive Emperor Li Huang died, and Empress Dowager Mei Ling became his successor, becoming regent for their seven-year old son. A well known member of the conservative faction of the Han imperial court, she quickly ceased modernization programs and refused the entry of foreign ships. She demanded the nullification of unequal treaties made with foreign powers, threatening to re-establish the isolationist Sarado policy. Seeking rapprochement with their former ally, Sierra sent a group of emissaries to Hanyang to sort out relations. The subsequent execution of the emissaries provided a casus belli for the Sierrans to annex Hani.
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