Dragon-Lion War (TCG)

The Dragon-Lion War in the seventh century was a conflict provoked by the Great Famine and the migration of Dragon refugees.

Preambles
In the seventh century heavy rains ruined crops across the Empire, forcing the already-poor Dragon Clan to ask for a lien on their yearly taxes to stave off starvation. In response, the Emerald Champion levied further fines upon them, and refugees streamed from the Dragon lands into those of the Lion in search of food.

Wars for Food
When the Lion confronted the Dragon over their failure to act, the incensed Dragon Clan Champion Togashi Toshimasa led an attack into Lion territory, seizing great amounts of food. The Lion, though taxed by keeping the peace and putting down a full-scale peasant revolt, easily overthrew the Dragon invaders, who were ill used to defending themselves within unfamiliar lands. Only the intervention of the Phoenix kept the Lion at bay, and the Dragon refugees were allowed into the lands of Shiba and Isawa's clan.