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\|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] }}▼ }}{{update\|~~book=~~sa3\|sa4}} {{for\|:category: Highprinces\|a full list of ~~those with the title[[category~~highprinces\|Category: Highprinces~~\| ]]~~}}▼ '''[[Highprince]]''' is the highest title of nobility in the [[Vorin]] kingdoms of [[Alethkar]] and [[Jah Keved]], being directly subordinate to their respective ~~Kings~~monarchs. Highprinces and their heirs are of the second [[dahn]], while their other children are of the third dahn. == Alethkar == * 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).{{book ref\|sa1\|22}}{{book ref\|sa1\|24}} * The '''[[Highprince of Works]]''' had management of the kingdoms infrastructure, such as sewage disposal, civil services, and potentially ~~stormlight~~[[Stormlight]] management; with the increase in uses for ~~stormlight~~Stormlight since the [[Battle of Narak]].{{book ref\|sa3\|104}} === 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.{{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. In approximately {{Rosharan date\|~~1158~~1140}}, Highprince [[Gavilar Kholin]] went to war against the other princedoms, and by approximately {{Rosharan date\|~~1163~~1145}}, 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}} 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}} In the following year, as Dalinar ~~amassed~~reinstated ~~more~~the ~~power,~~titles ~~he would reinstate the~~of [[Highprince of Commerce]] and [[Highprince of Works]] ~~on his own.~~,{{book ref\|sa3\|2}}{{book ref\|sa3\|104}} presumably with Elhokar's blessing. === Members === Currently, the ten Alethi highprinces are: ~~The [[Sadeas princedom]] does not currently have a highprince, although [[Ialai Sadeas]] presumably serves as their leader. The remaining nine Alethi highprinces are:~~ {{columns\|count=2\| * [[Aladar]]~~- Current~~, [[Highprince of Information]]{{book ref\|sa3\|2}}▼ * [[Aladar]] * [[Bethab]]{{book ref\|sa4\|27}} * [[Hatham]], [[Highprince of Works]]{{book ref\|sa3\|104}} * [[Adolin Kholin]]{{book ref\|sa4\|13}} * [[Roion's son]]{{book ref\|sa4\|27}} * [[Relis Ruthar]]{{book ref\|sa4\|50}} * [[Turinad Sebarial]], [[Highprince of Commerce]]{{book ref\|sa3\|2}} * Distant scions of [[Thanadal]], [[Loradar Vamah]], and [[Torol Sadeas]]{{book ref\|sa4\|27}} * [[Thanadal]] * [[Loradar Vamah]] }} Former Alethi highprinces include: {{columns\|count=2\| * [[Kalanor]] (succeeded by ~~Vamah~~Loradar, deceased) * [[Dalinar Kholin]] (succeeded by Adolin) * [[Torol Sadeas]] (succeeded by Amaram, deceased)▼ * [[Yenev]] (succeeded by Aladar, deceased) * [[Meridas Amaram]] (of Sadeas princedom, deceased)▼ * [[Roion]] (succeeded by his son, deceased) * [[Torol Sadeas]]-, ~~ex-~~[[Highprince of Information]] (succeeded by Meridas, deceased)▼ ▲}} ▲* [[Meridas Amaram]] (ofas regent for the [[Sadeas princedom]]; succeeded by a distant scion, deceased) * [[Dalinar Kholin]] (succeeded by Adolin, abdicated to become King of [[Urithiru]] and leader of the [[Knights Radiant]]) ~~=== Modern day Alethi Highprince Specialization ===~~ ▲* [[~~Torol Sadeas~~Thanadal]] (succeeded by ~~Amaram~~a distant scion, deceased) ~~Since the [[Battle of Narak]] the following titles have been established:~~ * [[Loradar Vamah]] (succeeded by a distant scion, deceased) ~~{{columns\|count=1\|~~ * [[Ruthar]] (succeeded by Relis, stripped of his titles after losing a duel to Queen [[Jasnah Kholin]]) ▲* [[Aladar]]- Current [[Highprince of Information]] * [[Hatham]]- [[Highprince of Works]] * [[Dalinar Kholin]]- [[Highprince of War]] ▲* [[Torol Sadeas]]- ex-[[Highprince of Information]] * [[Turinad Sebarial]]- [[Highprince of Commerce]] }} * [[Jal Mala]]{{book ref\|sa2\|31}} * [[Valam]] * [[Urian]]{{book ref\|sa3\|107}} }} == Notes == ▲{{for\|:category: Highprinces\|a full list of those with the title[[category: Highprinces\| ]]}} <references/> {{partial}} {{Stormlight}} [[category: Highprinces\| ]]