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*[[Adedeji]] - This Dynasty ruled from northeastern Africa. After they were defeated by the Emperor they were reduced to lowly status, with many being forced to become factory workers.{{Fn|18}}
*[[Albia]] - Albians refused to kneel before the Emperor and met his Thunder Warriors with their own proto-dreadnoughts and armored armoured ironside soldiers. In battle after battle, the Albians managed to hold back the Emperor's forces but only at staggering cost for the defenders. Admitting the martial temper and indomitable spirit of his foe, the Emperor called a ceasefire and sought a diplomatic solution. The Emperor appeared before the Albian Clan Lords unarmed and clothed in white and crimson, speaking of his vision of a unified mankind. He offered them glory among the stars and redemption. To the shock of many, the warlords of Albia, seeing the Emperor as different from past tyrants, accepted terms and soon became one of the most zealous supporters of unification.{{Fn|10b}}
*[[Albyon]] - The tyrannical warlord [[Uilleam the Red]] is defeated by rival [[Kibuka]]'s forces and imprisoned in the dungeon of [[Khangba Marwu]]. Kibuka would also be imprisoned there by another rival force.{{Fn|9a}}
*[[Caucasus Wastes]] - Its ruler, the ''ethnarch'', was defeated by the Emperor's forces and imprisoned in the dungeon of [[Khangba Marwu]].{{Fn|9a}}
*[[Ethnarchy]] - The Ethnarchy is known to have commanded formidable forces consisting of genetically modified warriors known as the Ur-Khasis, dangerous weapons from the [[Dark Age of Technology]], and enslaved [[Psyker]]s. The first attempt by Imperial forces to capture the Ethnarchy's strongholds earlier in the war had cost the lives of 20,000 [[Thunder Warrior]]s and a million other casualties. Towards the end of the Unification Wars, the Emperor began his second attempt to topple the Ethnarchy. This time the [[XVIII Legion]] of the [[Legiones Astartes]] was tasked with destroying the subterranean power generators feeding the Ethnarchy's power fields. In the ensuing Assault on the Tempest Galleries, the XVIIIth Legion was victorious and with their force fields down, the Ethnarchy was quickly crushed by the forces of the Emperor.{{Fn|7c}}
*[[Franc]] - Absorbed by the forces of the Emperor.
*[[Hy Brasil]] - Its last independent ruler, [[Dalmoth Kyn]], was one of the last Terran warlords to be defeated by the Emperor. After their defeat Hy Brasil existed as semi-autonomous province within the Imperium, and was governed by Kyn's descendants. However , the actions of [[Malcador the Sigillite]] ensured that Dalmoth's descendants, including [[Pherom Sichar]], never sat on the [[Council of Terra]] when it was created.{{Fn|2}}
*[[Merica]] - This major kingdom was , known for its high fashion and ballrooms, fell to the Emperor's forces.{{Fn|9a}}
*[[Maulland Sen Confederacy]] - The Nordic-based Confederacy, unwittingly serving the [[Chaos Gods|Dark Gods]] by engaging in cannibalistic human sacrifice and forbidden genetic manipulation, was crushed by the Thunder Warriors in the [[Battle of Maulland Sen]]. Its ruler, the [[Priest-King of Maulland Sen]], was executed by the Emperor personally.{{Fn|15}}
*[[Fall of Orioc|Orioc]] - Deep in the southern ice mountains, the city-state clung to its beliefs until the arrival of the [[Word_Bearers#Unification_Wars|Imperial Heralds]]. When Orioc opened fire on the XVII, the Astartes [[Fall of Orioc|launched their attack]] and, after three hours, detonated seismic charges that buried the entire civilizationcivilisation.{{Fn|7d}}
*[[Oxitania]]- Ruled by King [[Gotha]] during the Unification Wars. Ultimately defeated, though at the cost of the near destruction of the [[VIII Legion]]'s 9th Company. The [[Crimson Sons|company remnants]] were oathbound to serve Gotha himself, as he had accepted the rank of Rogue Trader from the Emperor in remission of his execution.{{Fn|7b}}
*[[Panpacific Empire]] - The powerful Panpacific under its tyrant [[Narthan Dume]] was defeated by the forces of the Emperor. In a rare move, the Emperor had Dume executed instead of imprisoned.{{Fn|9a}}
*[[Saragorn Enclave]] - the Enclave surrendered to the forces of the Emperor but still carried on the their experiments in secret. When the Emperor discovered this defiance, he dispatched despatched the [[VIII Legion|VIIIth Astartes Legion]] to bring his retribution. The Enclave was viciously destroyed.{{Fn|7a}}
*[[Ursh]] - Ruled over by the tyrant [[Kalagann]], Ursh employed powerful [[psyker]]s in its armies and used their might to unleash dark [[warp]] powers on its enemies. This did not, however, avail him when he faced the forces of the Emperor, who defeated and killed Kalagann.{{Fn|12}}
*[[Yndonesic Bloc]] - The brutal Ethnarch of the bloc, [[Cardinal Tang]], was defeated by the forces of the Emperor and imprisoned.{{Fn|13}}
One of the last battles in [[Europa (Terra)|Europa]] was the [[Battle of Gaduare|Massacre at Gaduare]] in [[Franc]], where 5,000 Imperial Thunder Warriors slaughtered 50,000 rebel militia.{{Fn|5}} In 669.[[M30]], the last major battle of the Unification era saw the Emperor purge most of the Thunder Warriors at Mount Ararat, making way for his next generation of superhuman warriors, the [[Space Marines]].{{Fn|9}}{{Fn|21}} At some point after the purge of Mount Ararat, the [[Palace Coup]] was launched by dissident Imperials, including surviving Thunder Warriors, who had come to oppose the Emperor for various reasons. The uprising was crushed with the first mass use of Space Marines.{{Fn|19b}} From then on, Space Marines became a prominent part in the Imperial armies on Terra, and began developing their distinct, [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]-specific characteristics. For example, the [[White Scars]] were used by the [[Emperor]] as an outriders probing enemy strongholds for weakness and striking where opportunity arose.{{Fn|17}}
Among the final anti-Imperial warlords to be brought low was [[Cardinal Tang]] who still resisted Imperial rule by 703.[[M30]],{{Fn|10a}}{{Fn|21}} when most of Terra had already submitted to the Imperium. In that year, the Emperor then set his sights on [[Luna]], [[First Pacification of Luna|occupying it in a quick campaign]].{{Fn|14}}{{Fn|21}} After his military victories the Emperor sought to spread his [[Imperial Truth]] across the planet, enforcing atheism and destroying the planet's churches. The final church of Terra, the [[Church of the Lightning Stone]], was destroyed shortly before the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|5}} The Unification Wars were officially declared over in 712.[[M30]],{{Fn|21}} after there was no power or potentate left on Terra that could hope to threaten the Emperor's rule of the world.{{Fn|4a}}
