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The '''The Highprince of War''' is a title bestowed by the [[Alethi]] king to one of the [[highprince]]s. The Highprince of War has authority over all war-related activities.

[[Dalinar Kholin]] requested the title be given to him so he could unite the Alethi Highprinceshighprinces.{{book ref|sa1|18}} King [[Elhokar]] replied that he would do this if Dalinar could provide him with proof that the other Highprinceshighprinces would be willing to work together. Dalinar proceeded to approach each Highprincehighprince individually and was turned down each time for various reasons until he successfully managed to convince Highprince [[Torol Sadeas]] to attempt bridge runs with him.{{book ref|sa1|18}}

Only after Dalinar survived theSadeas's betrayal of [[Torol Sadeas]] at the [[Battle of the Tower]] did he force Elhokar to name him the Highprince of War. {{book ref|twok|69}}

Dalinar attemptedused tohis usenew this positionauthority to change the distribution of [[gemheart]]s on the [[Shattered Plains]] so that the war would no longer consist of the [[Highprince]]shighprinces competing for the gemhearts.{{book ref|sa2|5}}Instead, Thishe consistedassigned pairs of assigninghighprinces which Highprince wouldto go on each run, which he hoped would help teach them to work together, and withclaimed whomthe theygemhearts wouldas property of the king, to be goingdistributed withback to the highprinces as rewards for their obedience and effectiveness in battle. Along with thethis change in how the Highprinceshighprinces would be acquiring gemhearts., Dalinar also used his position to enforceencourage the other highprinces to follow the [[Alethi Codes of War]], inthough allhe warcampsstopped short of seizing their assets for failure to do so.{{book ref|sa2|5}}