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The '''coalition of monarchs'''{{epigraph ref|sa4|1}} is a coalition of several nations on [[Roshar]] dedicated to opposing [[Odium]]'s forces in the [[True Desolation]]. Founded by [[Dalinar Kholin]] after the [[Battle of Narak]], it currently consists of [[Urithiru]], [[Alethkar]], [[Thaylenah]], [[Azir]] and its member states, and [[Herdaz]], though Alethkar and Herdaz are occupied by the [[Fused]]. Prior to [[Taravangian]]'s betrayal, it also includes [[Jah Keved]] and [[Kharbranth]].{{book ref|sa4|19}}{{book ref|sa4|50}}
The coalition's major military conflicts include the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]] and an offensive in which they regain [[Emul]] from Odium's army.{{book ref|sa3|120}}{{book ref|sa4|99}}
== History ==
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Taravangian and his retinue were the first to visit Urithiru.
==== Visions ====
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Dalinar discovered that the Stormfather could bring others into Honor's visions to meet with him,{{book ref|sa3|28}} resulting in a series of face-to-face interviews with some of the reluctant monarchs. He brought Queen [[Fen]] into the [[Dalinar's visions#Starfalls|Starfalls]] vision, and
Dalinar met with [[Yanagawn]] next in the [[Dalinar's visions#A Highway to the Sun|vision]] of the [[Day of Recreance]]. He, too, was fearful of Dalinar largely because of Sadees' actions in the past. Dalinar countered his arguments, but the conversation ended prematurely with [[Lift]]'s inexplicable arrival.{{book ref|sa3|42}} He brought Yanagawn there again during another highstorm, and they had a frank conversation about the [[vizier]]s' opinion of Dalinar and Yanagawn feeling like just a puppet of theirs.{{book ref|sa3|56}} Yanagawn left, but then [[Odium]] appeared in the vision to speak with Dalinar. Having spied on that conversation, Lift emerged at the end and told him that she would convince Yanagawn to visit Urithiru.{{book ref|sa3|57}}
Queen Fen agreed to let Dalinar, Taravangian, and a small company from Urithiru activate the Oathgate in Thaylen City and come visit.{{book ref|sa3|58}} Realizing that though he was making progress with Fen herself, he also had to win over the other influential factions of the city, Dalinar organized a duel with her [[Kdralk|son]]. He allowed the young man to stab him, healing the wound with [[Stormlight]] and proclaiming to the watching crowd that he really did come with diplomatic intentions. However, it was his labor to rebuild the [[Thaylen City#Temples|Temple]] of [[Talenelat]] and the healing done by the hastily summoned [[Renarin]] that finally convinced Fen to join the coalition.{{book ref|sa3|59}}
Fen also gave Dalinar some advice on how to approach the Azish. At her suggestion, he went to [[Azimir]] alone, armed only with a set of writings by herself, Navani, and [[Jasnah]] that each presented a different argument.{{book ref|sa3|64}} Yanagawn and the viziers were highly impressed by the essays; not only did they agree to visit Urithiru, but they agreed to bring as many representatives of their member states as they could.{{book ref|sa3|65}} Taravangian took them on a tour of Urithiru and received from them a promise that they would return to discuss joining the coalition.{{book ref|sa3|86}}
=== War Efforts (1174 - 1175) ===
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Dalinar himself went to [[Vedenar]] to take stock of the situation before sending troops to the area, but he suffered a personal crisis during the visit that drove him to seclude himself another few days.{{book ref|sa3|100}} During this time, the coalition held several more meetings. On the day the coalition gathered to discuss tactics regarding sending troops to Jah Keved, the other members told Taravangian he was not needed at the meeting.
The next meeting convened in the temple of Talenelat in Thaylen City itself. The group spoke of the status of their fleet of ships and of their other defenses in the city. About an hour into the meeting, a messenger delivered papers to Jasnah and everyone's spanreeds started blinking as they all received news of an unexpected, more violent than usual, [[Everstorm]]. Dalinar called for a break, but soon each group spoke up about some troubling news they had received. There were three pieces of information that had been carefully leaked to the nations by Taravangian and the [[Diagram (group)|Diagram]], each incriminating Dalinar or his mission in forming the coalition in a way that specifically attacked each group's latent suspicions:
Every report that reached the coalition during that time indicated that [[Herdaz]], which was facing off against Odium's armies as they made inroads into the country, was about to fall. Because it seemed like a lost cause, the coalition declined to reach out and help them; however, the Herdazian resistance fought a much more protracted war than expected and inflicted a large casualty count before they finally had to give in. The coalition received word that the general, the [[Dieno|Mink]], was fleeing to Alethkar with other Herdazian refugees, so they sent [[Kaladin]] to intercept him in [[Hearthstone]] and extend an invitation to join the coalition.{{book ref|sa4|2}} At the same time, they tested out their new invention, the ''[[Fourth Bridge]]'', by flying it to Hearthstone and loading it with the entire population of townsfolk and refugees to bring back to Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|3}}
Dalinar approached the Mink privately before inviting him to a meeting of monarchs, showing him the three dimensional map of Roshar and asking his opinion of where they should make an offensive. The Mink positively warned against trying to reclaim Alethkar, instead pointing them towards [[Emul]] so the coalition could win a decisive victory while reestablishing themselves in a member's lands. Jasnah agreed with his assessment, adding that they needed a stable foothold in [[Makabak]]
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At the next meeting, Azir promptly agreed with the proposal for an offensive into Emul. To everyone's surprise, however, Taravangian spoke up in support of the idea as well. Queen Fen added her approval, making it unanimous. They agreed they would vote on giving Herdaz a seat on the coalition if their time in Emul proved fruitful. Fen began outlining further plans they needed to make regarding the navy and received assurances of support from the [[Windrunner]]s.
{{image|Map of Eastern Makabak.jpg|side=left|width=300px|Eastern [[Makabak]], including [[Emul]]}}
The diplomatic group left for Lasting Integrity via an Oathgate transfer to [[Shadesmar]].{{book ref|sa4|21}} Some days later, the coalition's army transferred to [[Azimir]] to begin their march to Emul.{{book ref|sa4|27}} One day during their advance, at the end of an [[Everstorm]], Odium appeared to Taravangian and instructed him to send the orders for his army to attack the coalition. Having spent the last year quietly promoting certain men and assuring them that Jah Keved would be safe from the war, his army instantly responded. Within fifteen minutes, Alethi soldiers arrived to arrest Taravangian.{{book ref|sa4|i|6}} The alliance of Alethi and Azish soldiers in Azir fought against the Vedens, who were joined by some singers and Fused, and won relatively easily.{{book ref|sa4|47}} Though they made attempts to burn the coalition's supply dumps and to rescue Taravangian, Dalinar's warnings prior to the betrayal ensured that those attempts were interrupted. The coalition armies in Southern Alethkar suffered very few casualties, aided by the Thaylen navy in their retreat to [[Karanak]]. The navy then blockaded the Veden ships into their ports.{{book ref|sa4|50}}
During the battle against the Vedens, news reached the group in Azir of an attack at Urithiru.{{book ref|sa4|47}} They received reports, ostensibly from Navani, that Taravangian's scholars had triggered a [[suppression fabrial|device]] to inhibit the use of Stormlight at the same time as a separate group collapsed the tunnels underneath the tower. Camped out at [[Laqqi]], the monarchs decided to continue with their mission in Emul while they waited for more specific news from Urithiru. As the Windrunner scouts couldn't pierce the device's barrier without coming to harm and had to rely on messengers hiking out to meet them, Dalinar instructed [[Sigzil]] to send a clandestine group of scouts to watch from a distance.{{book ref|sa4|50}}
==== Victory on Three Fronts ====
The coalition forces, at the direction of the Mink, pushed the enemy to [[Drunmu Basin]]. By
After several more battles, the coalition won Emul.{{book ref|sa4|99}} Following the victory there, the monarchs there turned their attention to the problem of recovering Urithiru. Jasnah was convinced they needed to give up on the tower, but Yanagawn and Dalinar were united in the understanding of how important it was to their cause
{{image|Navani and Raboniel by Esther Schrader.jpg|side=right|width=250px|[[Navani]] and [[Raboniel]] collaborating}}
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Odium was sufficiently frightened both by the coalition's victory in Urithiru and Dalinar's trip to visit Ishar that he approached Dalinar to set the terms for a contest of champions. The [[Shard]] read the contract [[Hoid]] had prepared and left with Dalinar, but he reacted angrily when he detected Hoid's hand in it. Explaining that he was literally unable to comply with certain terms, Odium proposed a variation in which he would be freed from the Rosharan system if he won. Dalinar decided to trust Hoid and so declined the agreement; urgent to settle the matter, Odium acceded the point and agreed to stay in the system so long as Dalinar became a Fused in the event of his loss. Realizing he was making a commitment to bind the entire coalition but unable to run it by anyone else, Dalinar agreed to the terms and set the date for the tenth day of the next month.{{book ref|sa4|112}} Because he planned to be his own champion, he decided to send a group to Shinovar to meet Ishar and help him recover his mind so he could aid Dalinar. In the intervening time, the coalition would need to defend their lands until the borders were settled by the fulfillment of the contract.{{book ref|sa4|116}}
== Internal Structure ==
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