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=== Monarch ===
The Alethi
The first figure to unify Alethkar after the fall of Alethela was Sadees the Sunmaker in c.{{rosharan date|673}}, although his rule quickly collapsed after his death as Alethi territory was split between his ten sons, leading to another interregnum due to a proper heir not being selected before his passing.{{cite}} This interregnum lasted until Gavilar Kholin led a war of unification, once again bringing Alethkar under a single ruler by the year {{rosharan date|1145}}.{{cite}}
While the king has power over the Highprinces, highprinces still retain a high degree of autonomy within their own princedoms. This power over the highprinces, however limited, is primarily maintained through military strength and access to soulcasters, which he taxes highprinces for their rights to use.{{book ref|sa1|15}} In part due to the limited power of the king, many people feel more connection and loyalty to their highprince than they do to the king themself.{{book ref|sa1|24}}▼
While the king has power over the Highprinces, highprinces still retain a high degree of autonomy within their own princedoms, to the extent that they essentially function as their own sovereign nations. Therefore, the king is not an autocratic source of authority.
Jasnah Kholin, the current queen, expresses an interest in disbanding the monarchy after the True Desolation is over.{{book ref|sa4|50}} Though the heir to the throne is [[Gavinor Kholin]], her nephew, who is currently too young to serve as king.{{book ref|sa3|122}}▼
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The king has the right to promote individuals into the position of a classical Highprince if they deem it necessary, therefore consolidating inter-princedom national power in certain aspects of government into individuals.{{book ref|sa1|18}} This right is controversial, and only began to be put into use late into the War of Reckoning in {{rosharan date|1173}}, when King Elhokar granted highprince Torol Sadeas the position of [[Highprince of Information]].{{book ref|sa1|18}}
▲Jasnah Kholin, the current queen, expresses an interest in disbanding the monarchy after the True Desolation is over.{{book ref|sa4|50}}
==== Rules of Succession ====
Traditionally, the crown passes down to the eldest male heir of the ruling king upon his death.{{book ref|sa3|122}}{{cite}} However, this traditional line of succession can be overruled if the heir is deemed too young to serve as king in the contemporary political climate of the nation.{{book ref|sa3|122}} In such a case, the crown can pass to the sibling of the deceased king, to act as monarch until the heir comes of age or the political situation calms enough for them to be able to take the throne.{{book ref|sa3|122}}
==== List of Known Alethi Monarchs ====
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