Difference between revisions of "Highprince"

← Older edit

Highprince (edit)

Revision as of 23:36, 21 August 2023

688 bytes added , 8 months ago

→‎History: Fixed a very incorrect timeline (seriously, why do so many pages say it started in 1158? 1158 is not 34 years before 1174.)

Firesong

Editors

3,882

edits

Revision as of 13:52, 25 September 2019 (edit) King of Herdaz (talk \| contribs) (Updated history section) ← Older edit		Latest revision as of 23:36, 21 August 2023 (edit) (undo) Firesong (talk \| contribs) (→‎History: Fixed a very incorrect timeline (seriously, why do so many pages say it started in 1158? 1158 is not 34 years before 1174.))
(13 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
\|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] }} {{~~spoilers~~update\|~~book=~~sa3\|sa4}} {{for\|:category: Highprinces\|a full list of highprinces\|Category: Highprinces}} ~~{{update\|book=sa3}}~~ '''[[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}} * An unnamed highprince was tasked with the administering of the judges and magistrates.{{book ref\|sa1\|18}} === History === ~~Upon~~The modern highprince system dates back to the last monarch (prior to Gavilar Kholin) to unify Alethkar, [[Sadees\|]] ~~The~~the Sunmaker~~'s]]~~. 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}} ~~His sons~~They quickly turned to infighting, and the empire collapsed in less than a generation. These ten sons founded the ten princedoms inof 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~~lands. During this time, Alethkar iswas effectively a loose coalition of ten separate states, being a unified kingdom in name only. In approximately {{Rosharan date\|~~1158~~1140}}, Highprince [[Gavilar Kholin]] ~~goes~~went to war against the other princedoms, and by approximately {{Rosharan date\|~~1163~~1145}}, he ~~conquers~~conquered and ~~unites~~united ~~the ten princedoms~~them once again, establishing himself as the King. This reunified kingdom iswas not as strong as the ancient Alethkar, with the highprinces retaining large ~~amounts~~amount of authority and autonomy.{{book ref\|sa1\|12}} After Gavilar's death, his son [[Elhokar Kholin\|Elhokar]] ~~becomes~~became the King of Alethkar, while ~~his~~Gavilar's brother [[Dalinar Kholin\|Dalinar]] ~~becomes~~became the Highprince of Kholin.{{book ref\|sa1\|12}} In the year {{Rosharan date\|1173}}, King Elhokar, at the demand of Highprince Dalinar, ~~reinstates~~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, Dalinar reinstated the titles of [[Highprince of Commerce]] and [[Highprince of Works]],{{book ref\|sa3\|2}}{{book ref\|sa3\|104}} presumably with Elhokar's blessing. === Members === ~~The~~Currently, ~~current~~the ten Alethi highprinces ~~and their titles~~ are: {{columns\|count=2\| * [[Aladar]]~~- Current~~, [[Highprince of Information]]{{book ref\|sa3\|2}}▼ * [[Aladar]] * [[Bethab]]{{book ref\|sa4\|27}} * [[Meridas Amaram]] (Dead) * [[Hatham]]-, [[Highprince of Works]]{{book ref\|sa3\|104}}▼ * [[Bethab]] * [[Adolin Kholin]]{{book ref\|sa4\|13}}▼ * [[Hatham]] * [[Roion's son]]{{book ref\|sa4\|27}} ▲* [[Adolin Kholin]] * [[Relis Ruthar]]{{book ref\|sa4\|50}} * [[Roion]] * [[Turinad Sebarial]]-, [[Highprince of Commerce]]{{book ref\|sa3\|2}}▼ * [[Ruthar]] * Distant scions of [[Thanadal]], [[Loradar Vamah]], and [[Torol Sadeas]]{{book ref\|sa4\|27}} * [[Turinad Sebarial]] * [[Thanadal]] * [[Loradar Vamah]] }} Former Alethi highprinces include: {{columns\|count=2\| * [[Kalanor]] (succeeded by Loradar, deceased) * [[Yenev]] (succeeded by Aladar, deceased) * [[Dalinar Kholin]] * [[Roion]] (succeeded by his son, deceased) * [[Torol Sadeas]] * [[Torol Sadeas]]-, ~~ex-~~[[Highprince of Information]] (succeeded by Meridas, deceased)▼ }} * [[Meridas Amaram]] (as 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 ===~~ * [[Thanadal]] (succeeded by 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}} }} {{partial}} {{Stormlight}} ~~[[category: Alethi\|]]~~ ~~[[category: Veden\|]]~~ [[category: Highprinces\| ]]