The radicalisation of Sekowan politics during the last years of the Federal Commonwealth, coupled with a severe fiscal crisis, finally led to the demise of the Commonwealth. Following a brief civil war, the Ishida Dynasty again gained power in February 2925, with the ascent to the throne of Yukio Ishida and the creation of the Eternal Harmony and Empire Magnificent of Sekowo. This last period is also marked by the intensification of ethnic conflict, and was almost entirely covered by civil war. Ethnic and economic tensions ran high during the first years of the Eternal Harmony. The Empire's administration was dominated by Gao-Showan zaibatsu elites, which led to resentment from the Sécowonnais middle class and poor Orinco farmers. The poverty of many Orincos determined them to seek employm