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'''Aesudan Kholin''' wasis the queen of [[Alethkar]] and wife of [[Elhokar Kholin]].{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} She managed the kingdom in her husband's absence, while he waged warthe [[War of Reckoning]] against the [[Parshendi]] on the [[Shattered Plains]].
 
== History ==
=== Early Life ===
Aesudan marriedmarries Elhokar some time before his ascension to the throne of Alethkar. Little of her life prior to that is known. As a princess of Alethkar, she attendedattends the treaty signing feast with the Parshendi on the night that King [[Gavilar Kholin]] wasis assassinated by [[Szeth]].{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} On that same night, prior to the king's death, [[Jasnah Kholin]] metmeets with [[Liss]], an assassin that she had hired as one of Aesudan's maids. For unknown reasons, Jasnah instructedinstructs Liss to observe Aesudan and report back on her actions, but not to assassinate her unless Jasnah saidorders soit. ObviouslyUltimately Jasnah decideddecides against that, but her reasoning remains unclear.
 
At some point, Aesudan also gavegives birth to a son, but exactly when this occurredoccurs is uncertain.{{book ref|sa2|1}}
 
=== War of Reckoning ===
When Elhokar ascendedascends to the throne of Alethkar, he immediately wasis forced to leave [[Kholinar]] to fulfill the terms of the [[Vengeance Pact]] in what wasis to become known as the [[War of Reckoning]]. As her son wasis still an infant,{{book ref|sa2|1}} this leftleaves Aesudan ruling as regent on the throne of Alethkar.{{book ref|sa1|15}} The king's mother, [[Navani Kholin]] remainedremains behind to advise Aesudan in her duties. However, Navani mademakes the judgement that Aesudan wasis politicallyis competentsufficiently enoughskilled to rule on her own, and leftleaves her for the Shattered Plains.{{book ref|sa1|22}}
 
However, either Navani makes a crucial misjudgment or for some reason does not care, because Aesudan inadvertently begins to turn the populace against herself.{{book ref|sa2|i|12}} She throws lavish feasts, reveling in excess, and allows food sent in by starving farmers for the soldiers on the Shattered Plains to simply rot away. She also cancels the [[Beggar's Feast]]s. This is perhaps due in part to her sycophantic [[ardent]]s who simply tell her that she is always on the right path. However, one of the ardents assigned to her retinue, a young woman named [[Pai]], refuses to look past the queen's flaws and performs an act of civil disobedience. She goes before the Common Throne of the [[People's Hall]] and inks the [[glyphs]] of the [[Ten fools|ten foolish attributes]] before the Throne, as well as a paragraph below each glyph, explaining how Aesudan exemplifies each of these traits, denouncing not only the queen but the government itself. Pai is executed, but Kholinar erupts in riots the next day.
Aesudan was portraited as one of [[Ten Fools]] by [[Pai]] and because of that riots started in [[Kholinar]].
 
== Personality ==
According to Navani, Aesudan wasis politically competent,{{book ref|sa1|22}} however she wasis not a terribly nice person. She actedacts like Navani mademakes her uncomfortable,{{book ref|sa1|61}} and she also laughedlaughs at Dalinar Kholin when he wasis intoxicateddrunk during the treaty signing party.{{book ref|sa2|prologue}} Additionally,She sheis wasalso notincredibly veryout generous,of cancelingtouch thewith [[Beggars'her Feast]]people, despiteliving ana excesslife of availableexcess foodwhile inher people Kholinarsuffer.{{book ref|sa2|i|12}} The cancelling of the Beggar's Feast exemplifies how little she cares for the common people. The throne easily has enough resources to continue the tradition, but Aesudan does not seem to care.
 
For some reason, Aesudan is under the impression that the [[Almighty]] is displeased with her.{{book ref|sa2|i|12}} In order to gain his goodwill, she surrounds herself with many ardents, to whom she provides a vast array of luxuries: the finest foods, art, horseback riding, and leisure time. In return, the ardents promise her that living her life of wastefulness is the right thing to do, leading to an even greater disconnect between her and her people.
 
== Trivia ==
*If Dalinar had chosen to abdicate his title of highprince, he would have returned to Alethkar to aid Aesudan by leading the fighting against [[Reshi]] and [[Veden]] border incursions.{{book ref|sa1|52}}
*Due to the fact that Elhokar could notcannot use Aesudan as a scribe while he wasis on the Shattered Plains and she wasis at home, Brightness [[Lalai]], [[Torol Sadeas]]'s cousin servedserves as a stand-in.{{book ref|sa1|28}}
*The [[Ghostbloods]] believe that [[Bordin]], one of Dalinar's most trusted servants, is left behind in Alethkar to spy on Aesudan.{{book ref|sa2|c|63}}
 
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