The Return of Pakoura

The Return of Pakoura took place the 19th of June of 1858, when 900 men of the Shenewan Army seized the port of Pakoura, the Theykan Embassy and other theykan-connected assets around the city.

History
Located on Shenewa's coast, the trading city of Pakoura had been promised to the Theykans in exchange for their support of the First Emperor in his wars to unite Shenewa. When this finally occurred in 1813, he duly made way for Theykan merchants and businesses to establish themselves in Pakoura, turning the already flourishing town into a fully fledged trading city, among the most wealthy in the Ingonian.

The Return
As with other concessions made to outside powers before unification, the Pakoura Accords gradually came to be seen by the Shenewan ruling classes as a humiliation. Not least among these was the First Emperor's grandson (insert name here). Upon his accession to the throne, he began to pursue a policy of reclaiming territories ceded and breaking concessionary treaties. In some cases this led to war.

Shenewan military and political elites were confident that the Theykans (already busy in skirmishes against Liao) would not react aggressively in case of an invasion of Pakoura. A force of 900 soldiers was sent in the city, and seized all major Theykan possessions in the area, such as the port, the embassy (which was used as the administrative center of the city), the police barracks and others. The police force of the town decided to not defend the town against the invasion, due to inferior numbers, unadequate equipment and not risking an escalation. No shots were fired during the invasion, although a Shenewan soldier and two ringeriker dock workers were injured as a result of a short fistfight.

Despite having their territory invaded, the Theykan reaction wasn't strong: the government, seeing the changing views of the Shenewan ruling classes, did expect that Pakoura would either be invaded or cut off at any time. Despite that, very little could be done, as Theyka, who only recently ended their 300 year long streak of colonial wars, was directing most of it's resources to prop up native states and helping colonial states getting their independence. As such, the Theykan monarch authorized the government to seek negotiation and dismiss any military action against Shenewa.

Delegates from both countries met in Pakoura a month after the invasion to discuss the terms of the return.

Return Terms
Theykan merchants and vessels would pay no customs when they brought goods into Shenewa.