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== Alethkar == |
== Alethkar == |
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* 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 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}} |
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− | * The '''[[Highprince of Works]]''' had management of the kingdoms infrastructure, such as sewage disposal, civil services, and potentially |
+ | * 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]].{{book ref|sa3|104}} |
=== History === |
=== History === |
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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. |
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| |
+ | 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}} |
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}} |
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, Dalinar |
+ | 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}} |
=== Members === |
=== Members === |
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+ | The [[Sadeas princedom]] does not currently have a highprince, although [[Ialai Sadeas]] presumably serves as their leader. The remaining nine Alethi highprinces are: |
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− | Currently, the ten Alethi highprinces are: |
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+ | * [[Aladar]] |
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− | * [[Bethab]] |
+ | * [[Bethab]] |
− | * [[Hatham]] |
+ | * [[Hatham]] |
− | * [[Adolin Kholin]] |
+ | * [[Adolin Kholin]] |
− | * [[Roion's son]] |
+ | * [[Roion's son]] |
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+ | * [[Ruthar]] |
− | * [[Turinad Sebarial]] |
+ | * [[Turinad Sebarial]] |
+ | * [[Thanadal]] |
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− | * Distant scions of [[Thanadal]], [[Loradar Vamah]], and [[Torol Sadeas]]{{book ref|sa4|27}} |
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+ | * [[Loradar Vamah]] |
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Former Alethi highprinces include: |
Former Alethi highprinces include: |
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− | * [[Kalanor]] (succeeded by |
+ | * [[Kalanor]] (succeeded by Vamah, deceased) |
+ | * [[Dalinar Kholin]] (succeeded by Adolin) |
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* [[Yenev]] (succeeded by Aladar, deceased) |
* [[Yenev]] (succeeded by Aladar, deceased) |
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* [[Roion]] (succeeded by his son, deceased) |
* [[Roion]] (succeeded by his son, deceased) |
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+ | === Modern day Alethi Highprince Specialization === |
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− | * [[Dalinar Kholin]] (succeeded by Adolin, abdicated to become King of [[Urithiru]] and leader of the [[Knights Radiant]]) |
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+ | Since the [[Battle of Narak]] the following titles have been established: |
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− | * [[Loradar Vamah]] (succeeded by a distant scion, deceased) |
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− | * [[Ruthar]] (succeeded by Relis, stripped of his titles after losing a duel to Queen [[Jasnah Kholin]]) |
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+ | * [[Hatham]]- [[Highprince of Works]] |
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+ | * [[Dalinar Kholin]]- [[Highprince of War]] |
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+ | * [[Turinad Sebarial]]- [[Highprince of Commerce]] |
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* [[Jal Mala]]{{book ref|sa2|31}} |
* [[Jal Mala]]{{book ref|sa2|31}} |
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* [[Valam]] |
* [[Valam]] |
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− | * [[Urian]]{{book ref|sa3|107}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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