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House Kholin
Kholin Crest.svg
by Isaac Stewart
Type Family
Homeland Kholin princedom, Alethkar
Era Era of Solitude
World of Origin Roshar
Universe Cosmere
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The Kholins are the ruling family of the kingdom of Alethkar on Roshar. Kholin princedom is their ancestral home, with Kholinar being their capital city.

History

Like all Alethi princes, the Kholins are descended from the Sunmaker Sadees. The title of the Kholin Highprince has been held by 34 generations.[1] However, they did not begun their expansion until around roughly 1139, when Gavilar and Dalinar Kholin led a conquest against the other Highprinces of Alethkar, eventually consolidating the whole nation into a kingdom in the year 1148. [2] [3]

A year into this war for unification, House Kholin looked for allies, and found them in Toh and Evi, a western Brightlord and his sister. Evi married into the Kholin family in order to secure an alliance, though they would remain merely betrothed into several years later.[4]

Gavilar Kholin took the Alethi crown, and married Navani, siring Jasnah and Elhokar, while Dalinar, as his younger brother, married Evi and had Adolin and Renarin with her. Following Gavilar's assassination in 1167, Elhokar, as the sole male heir, succeeded the throne.[5] Some time before his father's death, he had married Aesudan and had a single son, Gavinor in the early years of the War of Reckoning. In response to the assassination of Gavilar, the Vengeance Pact was issued between the Ten Highprinces, including Dalinar Kholin, starting the War of Reckoning. Following this, the Elhokar, Dalinar, Adolin, and Renarin moved to the Shattered Planes in order to assist in the war efforts, and with this the seat of power shifted to the Shattered Planes[6]. Navani eventually moved to the Shattered Planes as well, after several years of remaining at Kholinar to assist Aesudan.[7]

After Navani left, Aesudan began to fall into an abyss of decadence, and was corrupted by Ashertmarn and Yelig-nar. She threw lavish feasts, reveling in excess, and allowing food sent in by farmers for the soldiers at the Shattered Planes to rot away. This turned the populace to turn against her, and made the city fall into decay.[8]

An assassination attempt was made on Dalinar by Szeth, Gavilar's assassin, under the orders of Taravangian. This failed due to the assistance of Adolin and Kaladin.[9]

Late into the War of Reckoning, Dalinar began to see visions left by Honor, which culminated in him creating a Nahel Bond with the Stormfather and becoming a Bondsmith.

In 1173, during the War of Reckoning, Navani attempted to court Dalinar, picking up their mutual interest in each other from their younger days, that had only been allowed to lapse because Dalinar had stepped aside in favour of Gavilar. Their courtship was frowned upon by the ardentia but nevertheless maintained and culminated in them being married in Urithiru by the Stormfather, as no ardent was willing to perform the rites. Afterwards, Dalinar was titled a highking, giving up his claim to the princedom and making Adolin the Kholin highprince.

The siege of Kholinar claimed the life of Elhokar at the hands of Moash[10], but his child and heir, Gavinor, was rescued by Skar and Drehy.[11] Around the time of Elhokar's death, his wife perished as well, being consumed by the power of Yelig-nar, with whom she had entered a bond shortly before and proved unable to control the overwhelming power of the Unmade within her.

After the battle of Thaylen Field Dalinar asked Adolin to be king, but as he did not believe himself to be capable, Jasnah was crowned queen instead.[11]

When Shallan Davar becomes Jasnah's ward, in order to protect Shallan's family from their creditors and political adversaries, Jasnah orchestrates a causal betrothal between her ward and Adolin.[12] This eventually culminated in their marriage after the battle of Thaylen Field, bringing together House Kholin and House Davar.[11]

Six months after the Battle of Thaylen Field, Jasnah and Dalinar met with Relu-na and his son Talik in order to create an alliance with the Reshi.[13]

Jasnah, Dalinar, and Renarin went to a military expedition in Emul against Tukar and the Voidbringers, in order to gain Emul as an ally.

Dalinar negotiated with Odium, setting the conditions of the Contest of Champions based upon the document written by Jasnah and Wit, which would decide the fate of Roshar.[14]

Family Tree

House Kholin family tree
Key
Parents/Children
Siblings
Ancestors/Descendants
Marriage
Partnership/relationship
  Deceased

Notes

  1. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 105#
  2. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 3#
  3. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 26#
  4. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 19#
  5. ↑ The Way of Kings prologue#
  6. ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 67#
  7. ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 12#
  8. ↑ Words of Radiance interlude I-12#
  9. ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 32#
  10. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 84#
  11. ↑ a b c Oathbringer chapter 122#
  12. ↑ Words of Radiance chapter 1#
  13. ↑ Dawnshard chapter 3#
  14. ↑ Rhythm of War chapter 112#
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