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{{character
|image=TES - Ashravan.jpg
|spouse=[[Kurshina]]
|titles=Emperor of the [[Rose Empire]]
|groups={{tag|Heritage Faction}}
|birthplace=Ukurgi
|ethnicity=Grand
|world=Sel
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Emperor's Soul]]
}}
'''Ashravan''' of the Eighty Suns is the forty-ninth Emperor of the [[Rose Empire]] on [[Sel]] and a member of the [[Heritage Faction]].{{tes ref|2}} At the time of his injury he is forty years old.{{tes ref|2}}
== Appearance and Personality ==
<gallery caption="Images of Ashravan">
Despite being known to have a temper, he is a humble man, and an idealist, at heart.{{tes ref|30}}{{tes ref|42}} He loves to write horrible poetry and having a good debate. He is arrogant, but secretly wishes he could be something other than what he became.{{tes ref|59}} He also hates fish.{{tes ref|70}}▼
TES - Ashravan.jpg | Portrait by [[User: Botanicaxu]]
TES Full Cast.jpeg | The Emperor's Soul by [[User: Botanicaxu]]
</gallery>
▲Despite being known to have a temper, he is a humble man
== History ==
=== Early Life ===
At some point Ashravan
=== Life as Emperor ===
{{quote
|Excerpt from Ashravan's personal journal{{tes ref|17}}
}}
After the death of Emperor [[Yazad]], Ashravan is chosen to lead the empire.{{tes ref|17}}
According to Gaotona, Ashravan originally became emperor out of a desire to change parts of the empire such as the favoritism shown to the [[Grand]]s.{{tes ref|30}} Over time, however, his desire waned.{{tes ref|42}} Ashravan was swept up in the bureaucracy of an empire that worked, if not perfectly,
=== The Emperor's New Soul ===
One night, a group of assassins, agents of the [[Glory Faction]],
Shai used a number of sources for the Soul Forgery, such as official histories, Ashravan's personal journal and interviews of his friends and family.{{tes ref|17}} The arbiter Gaotona volunteered himself as a test subject for stamps of minor portions of Ashravan's soul.{{tes ref|30}}
On the ninety-
== Trivia ==
* Ashravan seems to be named after the concept of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashavan Ashavan] from the Zoroastrian faith. This is backed by Brandon actively being influenced by ancient Zoroastrian words for Rose Empire names.{{wob ref|2857}}
== Notes ==
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