War of Spirits

The War of Spirits is the name for the conflict between the armies of the spirit of Hantei XVI, returned through Oblivion's Gate, and the armies of Emperor Toturi I that lasted from 1138 until 1150. The returned Hantei saw himself as the sole remaining member of the Hantei Dynasty and claimed rulership of Rokugan as his right. The mortal inhabitants of the empire largely disagreed with his claim, but the mass of returned spirits generally sided with the Steel Chrysanthemum.