Difference between revisions of "Gavilar Kholin"
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After winning the war, Gavilar took the throne as King of [[Alethkar]]. Gavilar did prove to be a proficient leader; he made sure the vision was towards a unified kingdom, and politics were the main tool for doing so. He wanted to ensure Elhokar would be able to hold it together without need of "putting out fires."{{book ref|sa3|36}}
He was not soft, but approached things differently, using propaganda,{{book ref|sa3|36}} talking to heirs of the highprinces on civic projects, censuring Dalinar and Sadeas on losing the Rift,{{book ref|sa3|88}} and even the initial approach towards rebels, trying to scare them by fighting on the borders.{{book ref|sa3|49}} Some highprinces considered this softness or weakness,
It was during this time that he was most committed to the Codes of War. He talked of the Radiants as truly great when Alethkar was looked up to.{{book ref|sa3|49}}
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