Difference between revisions of "Alethkar"

Under this system, the ten [[highprince]]s acted as kings of their own lands, with no unifying government. The [[Sunmaker]] united the highprinces{{book ref|twok|24}} and stopped the [[Hierocracy]], but eventually the government split again. Later, in approximately {{Rosharan date/sa|year=1158}}, [[Gavilar Kholin]]--inspired by the Sunmaker--sought to conquer and unite the highprinces, which he achieved by about {{Rosharan date/sa|year=1163}}. He was then crowned king and his brother [[Dalinar Kholin]] became highprince to the [[House Kholin|Kholin]] Princedom.

When Gavilar was assassinated{{book ref|sa1|prologue}} by the [[Parshendi]] in {{Rosharan date/sa|year=1167}}, his son [[Elhokar Kholin]] became king and declared war on the Parshendi. Each of the highprinces joined the [[Vengeance Pact]], and they went to the [[Shattered Plains]] to besiege the Parshendi in the [[War of Reckoning]]. The siege took much longer than was expected, and was still active by {{Rosharan date/sa|year=1173}}.