The Roy in June 1309 AU [1636 CE] saw the Romans who he himself invited to settle near the coast in the newly erected town of Gudu become something to fear. The romans quickly grew in numbers erecting theatres, a minor circus maximum and recreating the Via Victoriarum. Gudu had become a smaller version of Rome and was called by visiting romans “The small empire”. With Tinkonian soldiers “relieved” of duty and merchants, doctors and even the nobility rejecting this foreign settlement the Roy decided to act and so he did in two ways. Firstly he allowed the town to form a militia consisting of no more than 6000 men, by romans known as the Legione Africanus which by the 1340s [1670's] became part of the Africae Expeditiones.

This was important because the year the militia was formed the Roy officially renounced his ties to the roman empire rejecting the treaty signed in 1268 (1595). The court rejoiced but the people as often was remained ignorant of the situation except for the handful living in the capital Songhai. However would the last straw be in 1311 (1638) when the Roy personally invited elderly Ottoman commanders to his court, this was the clear cut against the Romans to whom the Ottomans were archenemies. This happened due to the then current scholar in the Naval Academy in Benin wrote,

“… The massive Ottoman armies were largely undefeated, where only small forces and unfortunate strokes of bad luck allowed defeat… This could be seen as many forces needed be redirected to crush uprisings in their south removing their capability of waging war against its enemies made on every front… And as such when the most magnificent Empire, comparable to the greatness of the Imazigh. When they fell, we all felt how Tinko-un (the world) was shrouded in decay. It was a terrible day, a sad sad state of affairs really…”

Too was this confirmed by an even earlier source of the scholar Adamin who fled what he called The Ottoman civil war back to the Republic Academy in Djeballa where his diary later was copied.

The palace halls was filled with retired soldiers from the Confederation war, commanders known for their skill and knowledge in the field but too the 20 Ottoman commanders of various rank invited by Roy Idus himself. It was the same year the war would erupt. It was the same day that the Roy expressed the imported commanders better than romans and more skilled than Tinkonians thus relieving all previous commanders from their duty. This resulted in loud protests having many leave the throne room enraged by their careless ruler. And here sat the queen Amina keeping her posture as if nothing happened,

He’s gone mad! What wish he achieve from this!? Oh Idus… you read what happened with the Ottoman empire, why redo what they did… why turn your own army against you…

What war are you looking to wage? The Romians? The Imperialists? Us?

I could accept you distancing yourself from the Romans. I could accept you importing commanders and even allowing the Gudu to form a militia. But sweetheart, I thought I knew you… You could have had it all… Idus dear husband, I will let you down, I will kill you with my loving hands. I will wear your crown of thorns and again rebuilt the trust we worked to hard to gain from the people… I will find a way for our son to live a life you so wish to ruin!

It could be found in the royal annals from 1311 & 1312 (1638 & 1639) the queen officially only attended two meetings with military men, with the first time being when the Ottoman commanders formed the Royal Ministry of War and the second time when she against the objections of the newly formed ministry persuaded her husband the king to take back the recently sacked Tinkonian commanders offering them a place in the backseat as low-ranking officers with garrison sized battalions, mopping up whatever Imperialist forces remained after major battles struggling behind the steadily growing front.