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! id="defeat_holy_war" align="center" |[[Defeat Holy War]]
! align="center"|[[File:Ambition_goal.png|18px]] End the war between north and south
[[File:Dlc_6.png|25px|Blazing Deserts DLC]] Blazing Deserts DLC
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! align="left" |"The fires of religious turmoil threaten to engulf the lands. Let the company be forged stronger than ever by its heat and flames, and earn a fortune by winning the war!"
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[[File:Contract_scroll_disabled.png|center|Instructions]]
- Pick either the northern noble houses or the southern city states and work with them to win their holy war. Every army destroyed, and every contract fulfilled, will bring you closer to ending the war.
- status of the crisis is visible: "Just started", "Raging", "Dragging On", "Almost Over"
[[File:Bag.png|center|Rewards]]
- 100 [[File:Asset_business_reputation.png|25px|Renown]]
[[File:Icon_locked.png|center|Requirements]]
- only available during the [[Late Game Crises#Holy War|Holy War]] late game crisis
- [[Make Nobles Aware]] ambition is completed
- must have at least 1500 [[File:Asset_business_reputation.png|25px|Renown]]
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[[Category:Ambitions]]