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Upon [[Sadees| The Sunmaker's]] death, his empire did not last long. He had never bothered to choose an heir, and his ten sons could not decide among themselves who they wished to support.{{book ref|sa3|19}} His sons quickly turned to infighting and the empire collapsed in less than a generation. These ten sons founded the princedoms in Alethkar, crowning themselves the highprinces of a disunified kingdom made up of ten separate princedoms, each highprince being a ''de facto'' king in his own princedom. During this time, Alethkar is effectively a loose coalition of ten separate states, being a unified kingdom in name only.
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The modern highprince system dates back to the last monarch (prior to Gavilar Kholin) to unify Alethkar, [[Sadees]] the Sunmaker. Upon his death, his empire did not last long. He had never bothered to choose an heir, and his ten sons could not decide among themselves who they wished to support.{{book ref|sa3|19}} They quickly turned to infighting, and the empire collapsed in less than a generation. These ten sons founded the ten princedoms of Alethkar, crowning themselves the highprinces of a disunified kingdom, each being a ''de facto'' king in his own lands. During this time, Alethkar was effectively a loose coalition of ten separate states, being a unified kingdom in name only.
   
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In approximately {{Rosharan date|1158}}, Highprince [[Gavilar Kholin]] goes to war against the other princedoms and by approximately {{Rosharan date|1163}}, he conquers and unites the ten princedoms once again, establishing himself as King. This reunified kingdom is not as strong as the ancient Alethkar, with the highprinces retaining large amounts of authority and autonomy.{{book ref|sa1|12}}
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In approximately {{Rosharan date|1158}}, Highprince [[Gavilar Kholin]] went to war against the other princedoms, and by approximately {{Rosharan date|1163}}, he conquered and united them once again, establishing himself as the King. This reunified kingdom was not as strong as the ancient Alethkar, with the highprinces retaining large amount of authority and autonomy.{{book ref|sa1|12}}
   
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After Gavilar's death, his son [[Elhokar Kholin|Elhokar]] becomes King of Alethkar while his brother [[Dalinar Kholin|Dalinar]] becomes Highprince of Kholin.{{book ref|sa1|12}} In the year {{Rosharan date|1173}}, King Elhokar, at the demand of Highprince Dalinar, reinstates two of the ancient specialized highprince titles—the Highprinces of Information and War—in an effort to once again create a truly unified kingdom of Alethkar.
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After Gavilar's death, his son [[Elhokar Kholin|Elhokar]] became the King of Alethkar, while Gavilar's brother [[Dalinar Kholin|Dalinar]] became the Highprince of Kholin.{{book ref|sa1|12}} In the year {{Rosharan date|1173}}, King Elhokar, at the demand of Highprince Dalinar, reinstated two of the ancient specialized highprince titles—the Highprinces of Information and War—in an effort to once again create a truly unified kingdom of Alethkar.{{book ref|sa1|22}}
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In the following year, as Dalinar amassed more power, he would reinstate the [[Highprince of Commerce]] and [[Highprince of Works]] on his own.{{book ref|sa3|2}}
   
 
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Highprince
Related to Vorinism
World of Origin Roshar
Universe Cosmere
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Highprince is the highest title of nobility in the Vorin kingdoms of Alethkar and Jah Keved, being directly subordinate to their respective Kings. Highprinces and their heirs are of the second dahn, while their other children are of the third dahn.

Alethkar

Origins

Alethkar has had ten highprinces throughout its history.[1] In the ancient past, when Alethkar was a united kingdom, the ten Alethi highprinces were specialized and each was charged with governing a certain aspect of the entire kingdom.[1] Gavilar Kholin believes that this system forced the ten highprinces to work together and accept each other's authority.[1] Only four of the ten ancient titles are known:

  • The Highprince of Information had authority over criminal investigations and policing across the entire kingdom and appointed judges and magistrates.[3][2] Of particular interest to the Highprince of Information were criminal investigations where the Crown's interest was at stake.[3]
  • The Highprince of War had control over the kingdom's combined military forces (implied to only hold this power in a time of actual war).[3][4]
  • The Highprince of Works had management of the kingdoms infrastructure, such as sewage disposal, civil services, and potentially stormlight management; with the increase in uses for stormlight since the Battle of Narak.[5]
  • An unnamed highprince was tasked with the administering of the judges and magistrates.[1]

History

The modern highprince system dates back to the last monarch (prior to Gavilar Kholin) to unify Alethkar, Sadees the Sunmaker. Upon his death, his empire did not last long. He had never bothered to choose an heir, and his ten sons could not decide among themselves who they wished to support.[6] They quickly turned to infighting, and the empire collapsed in less than a generation. These ten sons founded the ten princedoms of Alethkar, crowning themselves the highprinces of a disunified kingdom, each being a de facto king in his own lands. During this time, Alethkar was effectively a loose coalition of ten separate states, being a unified kingdom in name only.

In approximately 1158, Highprince Gavilar Kholin went to war against the other princedoms, and by approximately 1163, he conquered and united them once again, establishing himself as the King. This reunified kingdom was not as strong as the ancient Alethkar, with the highprinces retaining large amount of authority and autonomy.[7]

After Gavilar's death, his son Elhokar became the King of Alethkar, while Gavilar's brother Dalinar became the Highprince of Kholin.[7] In the year 1173, King Elhokar, at the demand of Highprince Dalinar, reinstated two of the ancient specialized highprince titles—the Highprinces of Information and War—in an effort to once again create a truly unified kingdom of Alethkar.[3]

In the following year, as Dalinar amassed more power, he would reinstate the Highprince of Commerce and Highprince of Works on his own.[8]

Members

The current ten Alethi highprinces and their titles are:

Former Alethi highprinces:

Modern day Alethi Highprince Specialization

Since the Battle of Narak the following titles have been established:

Jah Keved

The Veden highprinces include:

Notes

  1. ↑ a b c d e The Way of Kings chapter 18#
  2. ↑ a b Words of Radiance chapter 29#
  3. ↑ a b c d The Way of Kings chapter 22#
  4. ↑ The Way of Kings chapter 24#
  5. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 104#
  6. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 19#
  7. ↑ a b The Way of Kings chapter 12#
  8. ↑ Oathbringer chapter 2#
  9. ↑ a b c Words of Radiance chapter 31#
  10. ↑ Words of Radiance interlude I-14#
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