This period was known as The Five Year Purge (1767-1772), where nearly 4 million people were killed and over 6 million people were displaced from their homes and forced to leave the nation due to persecution. Those who were not human or were not born of Fire Nation descent (at least one parent as a Fire Nation citizen) were considered lesser beings, and were treated harshly by citizens. The majority of the population took a purist stance on who could and couldn’t be considered citizens of the Fire Nation, adopting an extreme ideology against outsiders.
For the next 20 years, the nation as a whole struggled with rebuilding after the war, and both cultural and ideological divides separated the once unified Fire Nation. Much of the middle class became homeless and poor, and those who were once high-born were now scraping along the bottom of the barrel with everyone else. Much of the country suffered malnutrition and disease from foot shortages and poor living conditions. What was once a country of over 100 million people with some of the greatest minds in the world had become a fraction of its former glory. Like many countries hit hard by the Great War, the Fire Nation had lost many of its resources, riches, and manpower. Post Great War (The Long Depression) (1762-1833) That means that during the 351 years of war, the nation lost 77% of its population. By the end, they had a mere 28 million left. At the start of the war, the Kingdom had a population of 122 million people. It is reported that 32 million soldiers from the Fire Nation died during the Great War, half of which died during the initial invasion of the Forsaken Army. The Dynasty of Firelords (all of which have been humans) were able to fend off Warthall’s Armies for 351 years, until the great invasion of 1742. 94 million people died during the war, 47 million of which died during the Black Plague. They had the 2nd highest casualty rate (per 1000 people) of the Great War. The Fire Nation was at war with Warthall from 1391-1742, and were under his control from 1742-1762. 1.5 The Ash Massacre (July 17 th, 1942).1.2 Post Great War (The Long Depression) (1762-1833).
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