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The first known person to achieve the rank was Emperor [[Sulaiman]] of [[Shallam]]. (Although it is likely that [[Lorielan]] became empress of the [[Crystal Realm]] long before Sulaiman was born, this title was probably interpreted ex post facto during [[Kx'Khrah]] translation due to the fact that the [[Wars of Succession|Succession]]-era Orin Grandier coined the feminine form.) The position of emperor persisted in Shallam right up until the [[Seleucar]]ian conquest of the city, after which it would have been a peerage faux pas – gauche at best, traitorous at worst – for the Shallamese leader to wear any rank above that of "king." | The first known person to achieve the rank was Emperor [[Sulaiman]] of [[Shallam]]. (Although it is likely that [[Lorielan]] became empress of the [[Crystal Realm]] long before Sulaiman was born, this title was probably interpreted ex post facto during [[Kx'Khrah]] translation due to the fact that the [[Wars of Succession|Succession]]-era Orin Grandier coined the feminine form.) The position of emperor persisted in Shallam right up until the [[Seleucar]]ian conquest of the city, after which it would have been a peerage faux pas – gauche at best, traitorous at worst – for the Shallamese leader to wear any rank above that of "[[king]]." | ||
Some time during the span of Shallamese emperors and the | Some time during the span of Shallamese emperors and the kings of the [[Kasmarkin]] empire also opted to bear the title. Chiefly known among these was [[Rakmarkha III]], last emperor of [[Kasmarkin]]. Given the numeral suffix "III," it is possible that at least two emperors came before Rakmarkha III – and likely, given his reign at the very downfall of the empire, that there were more predecessors still. With the sinking of Kasmarkin and the scattering of the [[Troll]]ish people, this position all but dissipated into the annals of history. | ||
Directly after the demotion of the last Shallamese emperor, the rise of the [[Seleucarian Empire]] lent nobility to the progenitor of the most famous of all royal bloodlines: Emperor [[Nicator]], whose descendants, the [[deSangre]]s, ruled the continent for nigh on 800 years. With the fall of the Empire by the hands and blades of the [[Sapient League]], the position of emperor was again snuffed from the face of [[Sapience]]. | Directly after the demotion of the last Shallamese emperor, the rise of the [[Seleucarian Empire]] lent nobility to the progenitor of the most famous of all royal bloodlines: Emperor [[Nicator]], whose descendants, the [[deSangre]]s, ruled the continent for nigh on 800 years. With the fall of the Empire by the hands and blades of the [[Sapient League]], the position of emperor was again snuffed from the face of [[Sapience]]. | ||