Talk:Pink Diamond/@comment-27604741-20170401085901

Pink Diamond's death didn't start the war. It ended the war.

And here's why:

Jasper was born about halfway through the war (or slightly after). If PD was shattered before that point; some other Diamond would have taken over and Jasper would have popped out thinking she was that Diamond's Gem.

So, I think Rose decided to shatter PD as a last-ditch effort to get Homeworld to retreat.