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== Alethkar == |
== Alethkar == |
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[[Alethkar]] has had ten highprinces throughout its history.{{book ref|sa1|18}} In the ancient past, when Alethkar was a united kingdom, the ten Alethi highprinces were specialized and each was charged with governing a certain aspect of the entire kingdom.{{book ref|sa1|18}} [[Gavilar Kholin]] believes that this system forced the ten highprinces to work together and accept each other's authority.{{book ref|sa1|18}} Only four of the ten ancient titles are known: |
[[Alethkar]] has had ten highprinces throughout its history.{{book ref|sa1|18}} In the ancient past, when Alethkar was a united kingdom, the ten Alethi highprinces were specialized and each was charged with governing a certain aspect of the entire kingdom.{{book ref|sa1|18}} [[Gavilar Kholin]] believes that this system forced the ten highprinces to work together and accept each other's authority.{{book ref|sa1|18}} Only four of the ten ancient titles are known: |
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+ | * The '''Highprince of Commerce''' had authority over all merchants and his troops would patrol the roads across all ten princedoms.{{book ref|sa1|18}}{{book ref|sa2|29}} |
* The '''[[Highprince of Information]]''' had authority over criminal investigations and policing across the entire kingdom and appointed judges and magistrates.{{book ref|sa1|22}}{{book ref|sa2|29}} Of particular interest to the Highprince of Information were criminal investigations where the Crown's interest was at stake.{{book ref|sa1|22}} |
* The '''[[Highprince of Information]]''' had authority over criminal investigations and policing across the entire kingdom and appointed judges and magistrates.{{book ref|sa1|22}}{{book ref|sa2|29}} Of particular interest to the Highprince of Information were criminal investigations where the Crown's interest was at stake.{{book ref|sa1|22}} |
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* The '''[[Highprince of War]]''' had control over the kingdom's combined military forces (implied to only hold this power in a time of actual war).{{book ref|sa1|22}}{{book ref|sa1|24}} |
* The '''[[Highprince of War]]''' had control over the kingdom's combined military forces (implied to only hold this power in a time of actual war).{{book ref|sa1|22}}{{book ref|sa1|24}} |
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+ | * An unnamed highprince was tasked with the administering of the judges and magistrates.{{book ref|sa1|18}} |
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− | * The '''[[Highprince of Works]]''' had management of the kingdoms infrastructure, such as sewage disposal, civil services, and potentially [[Stormlight]] management; with the increase in uses for Stormlight since the [[Battle of Narak]].{{book ref|sa3|104}} |
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+ | === Recent history === |
− | + | At some point in time, Alethkar is fractured into ten separate princedoms, with each highprince being a ''de facto'' king in his own princedom. During this time, Alethkar is effectively a loose coalition of ten separate states, being a unified kingdom in name only. |
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− | In approximately {{Rosharan date| |
+ | In approximately {{Rosharan date|1158}}, Highprince [[Gavilar Kholin]] goes to war against the other princedoms and by approximately {{Rosharan date|1163}}, he conquers and unites the ten princedoms once again, establishing himself as King. This reunified kingdom is not as strong as the ancient Alethkar, with the highprinces retaining large amounts of authority and autonomy.{{book ref|sa1|12}} |
− | After Gavilar's death, his son [[Elhokar Kholin|Elhokar]] |
+ | After Gavilar's death, his son [[Elhokar Kholin|Elhokar]] becomes King of Alethkar while his brother [[Dalinar Kholin|Dalinar]] becomes Highprince of Kholin.{{book ref|sa1|12}} In the year {{Rosharan date|1173}}, King Elhokar, at the demand of Highprince Dalinar, reinstates two of the ancient specialized highprince titles—the Highprinces of Information and War—in an effort to once again create a truly unified kingdom of Alethkar. |
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− | In the following year, Dalinar reinstated the titles of [[Highprince of Commerce]] and [[Highprince of Works]],{{book ref|sa3|2}}{{book ref|sa3|104}} presumably with Elhokar's blessing. |
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=== Members === |
=== Members === |
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− | + | The current ten Alethi highprinces are: |
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− | * [[Bethab]]{{book ref|sa4|27}} |
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− | * [[Hatham]], [[Highprince of Works]]{{book ref|sa3|104}} |
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− | * [[Adolin Kholin]]{{book ref|sa4|13}} |
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− | * [[Roion's son]]{{book ref|sa4|27}} |
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− | * [[Relis Ruthar]]{{book ref|sa4|50}} |
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− | * [[Turinad Sebarial]], [[Highprince of Commerce]]{{book ref|sa3|2}} |
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− | * Distant scions of [[Thanadal]], [[Loradar Vamah]], and [[Torol Sadeas]]{{book ref|sa4|27}} |
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− | Former Alethi highprinces include: |
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+ | * [[Aladar]] |
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− | * [[Kalanor]] (succeeded by Loradar, deceased) |
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+ | * [[Bethab]] |
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− | * [[Yenev]] (succeeded by Aladar, deceased) |
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+ | * [[Hatham]] |
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− | * [[Roion]] (succeeded by his son, deceased) |
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+ | * [[Dalinar Kholin]] ([[Highprince of War]]) |
+ | * [[Roion]] |
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− | * [[Meridas Amaram]] (as regent for the [[Sadeas princedom]]; succeeded by a distant scion, deceased) |
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+ | * [[Ruthar]] |
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− | * [[Dalinar Kholin]] (succeeded by Adolin, abdicated to become King of [[Urithiru]] and leader of the [[Knights Radiant]]) |
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− | * [[Thanadal]] (succeeded by a distant scion, deceased) |
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+ | * [[Sebarial]] |
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− | * [[Loradar Vamah]] (succeeded by a distant scion, deceased) |
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+ | * [[Thanadal]] |
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− | * [[Ruthar]] (succeeded by Relis, stripped of his titles after losing a duel to Queen [[Jasnah Kholin]]) |
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+ | * [[Vamah]] |
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* [[Jal Mala]]{{book ref|sa2|31}} |
* [[Jal Mala]]{{book ref|sa2|31}} |
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* [[Valam]] |
* [[Valam]] |
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− | * [[Urian]]{{book ref|sa3|107}} |
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+ | [[category: Alethi|*]] |
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[[category: Highprinces| ]] |
[[category: Highprinces| ]] |