Second Tevarin War

The Second Tevarin War was an armed conflict between the [Tevarin](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V8gJv3nB3X-tevarin) and the [United Empire of Earth](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Nwpnr6wa2-humans) that lasted from SEY 2603 to 2610. It began when Corath'Thal, a Tevarin warlord, launched a campaign to take back the Tevarin homeworld, [Jalan (Elysium IV)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VarAXY2zy2-jalan-elysium-iv), from the UEE. Lacking the numbers and resources of the [First Tevarin War](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/bZwQm3meJM-first-tevarin-war), the Tevarin waged a protracted, guerilla-based campaign over the next seven years. When it became clear to Corath'thal that the Tevarin were going to be defeated after the [Battle of Centauri](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VlM1yqjoNv-battle-of-centauri), he and his remaining forces removed the thermal shielding from their ships and dove into the atmosphere of Jalan. Their self-immolation prompted the Tevarin to cast off the culture that had failed them and fully assimilate into the UEE under the rule of [Deacon Messer II](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0j46m4BYge-deacon-messer-ii).