Emperor of Yeto

The Emperor of Yeto is the de facto head of the country of Yeto.  The emperor rules from a seat in Shizuoka City from one of the great castles of the country, sending out vassals and members of his court to carry out decrees.  The title of emperor is hereditary, and is currently held by the Okabe family. 
==The Warring Era==
During the Warring Era, the title of emperor was not strictly hereditary. It was kept for life until it was passed on to a named heir, or claimed by someone else through usurption, or surrender to a show of force.  When a new emperor was named, they were almost invariably of the heads of one of Yeto's noble houses, the lords of the castle fortresses; only twice did nameless Yetomen claim the throne through skill and force, starting new noble lines in the process.
Typically, the ruling emperor acheived and maintained his position by controlling the strongest army and the largest political allegiance in the country; should the balance of either of these powers shift, men of ambition would always attempt to steal the throne.  It was not unheard of for the throne to be claimed through bloody violence, and history speaks of the vicious wars that occured when the throne became hotly contested. This system was much of the cause of Yeto's near-ceaseless civil wars. This system was abolished by Osamu Miro at the end of the Unity War.
==The Unity Era==
Following the Unity War, Osamu Miro was declared the first emperor after his resounding victory. He altered many of the laws that governed the country, taking power away from the weakened shoguns and granting it to elected councils who gained authority directly from the throne, making a more centralized system of governance. The shogunate was abolished, and the title of Emperor became fully hereditary in the process.
Emperor Miro ruled for barely a decade before abdicating, though he gave no reason for doing so. With no heirs, he passed the title to the Okabe family, who had held the throne before the Unity War had begun, and they have held it ever since.
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