The crisis of the rights of nomads in the East
A crisis in the rights of nomads in the east erupted in the early years of Untred II's reign, when the nobility there began to severely limit the traditional status of nomadic communities. Dissatisfaction quickly escalated into riots, but the emperor was able to resolve the dispute diplomatically, preventing another major internal war.
Nobility against the old rights
After the War of the Brothers, the Empire entered a period of formal peace, but old wounds remained open in many provinces. In the east, the local nobility began to increasingly restrict the rights of nomadic groups who had lived here for a long time and had their own customs and a certain degree of traditionally recognized autonomy. The pressure from the nobles affected the property, movement and social status of the nomads, and their dissatisfaction quickly began to grow into riots. The danger was that the east might turn into another long and exhausting conflict just as the empire was still reeling from the dynastic disasters of the previous generation.
Untred as a diplomat
Untred II. here he chose a different procedure than was common in imperial history. Instead of mindlessly lashing out at the weaker party, he focused on the cause of the tension and opposed his own nobility. Under the threat of deprivation of titles, he forced the nobles to change their behavior and retreat from the harshest interventions against the nomads. This move did not result in a spectacular victory or a flamboyant triumph, but it was of great significance. He showed that the emperor could still maintain balance within the empire and that political authority did not always have to be asserted by the sword. At a time of growing chaos, this was one of the stateliest episodes of Untred's reign.
War averted
The nomad rights crisis is also important in that it never turned into a major civil war. This is precisely where its meaning lies. It was a conflict that could tear apart the eastern provinces and add another crack to the already weakened structure of the empire. With Untred igniting the dispute, the Empire bought time. Although she later used this time to fight the Renderi and other threats, she could have disintegrated much faster without this diplomatic episode.