Administrative subdivisions of the Dalmer Empire

The following are the delineations of the Dalmer empire put in place for administrative and geographical management of the Dalmer. These are known collectively as the administrative subdivisions (Adsu) of the Empire of Dalmeran and are organized within the pyramid of norms.

# The Pyramid of Norms

*Main Article: The Pyramid of Norms*

The pyramid of norms is the general organization of government from the supranational (or imperial level) to the local level of governance.

## Supranational Level

*Main article: Supranational governmental organizations*

In order to ensure unity in the Dalmer empire, Supranational institutions are necessary to ensure the High Kings authority in the mass of elected kingdoms and other governments that appear, change and disappear (sometimes in a manner of months) within the empire.

TIDE (the Institutions of Dalmeran) is a conglomerate of supranational (not to be confused with overnational) organizations who enact policies that concern all adsu at their level.

In short, TIDE forms the supranational government under the direct control of the High King, responsible for the maintaining of peace on the continent (and the Empire as a whole) between Dalmer (note not the other races).

The TIDE is organised in a pyramidal hierarchy structure, whose organizations form the Dalmer Empire (see link for all the institutions that constitute the Empire).

### Adsu organizations of TIDE

*Main article: TIDE*

Tide works by regrouping representatives from the overnational, national, regional and local levels in order to discuss the issues of the empire as a whole. this system is to ensure representation of all levels of government.

### Agencies of the Dalmer empire

*Main article:* *Agencies of the Dalmer empire*

TIDE is also the amalgamation of the supreme instances of government on various subjects.

### High Kingdom of the Dalmer Empire

*Main article:* *High Kingdom of the Dalmer Empire*

The combination of all the territories under the rule of the High King.

## Overnational Level

*Main article:* *Overnational Governmental Organizations*

Overnational governmental organizations are institutions or alliances of several nations that surpass their respective borders by means of an alliance.

### Unified kingdoms

*Main article:* *Unified Kingdoms*

Alliances of a minimum of 3 kingdoms.

## National level

*Main article:* *National Governmental Organizations*

### Elected kingdoms

*Main article:* *Elected Kingdom*

Elected Kingdoms are territories whose supreme political power lies in a democratically elected dictator for life.

### City state

*Main article:* *City State*

A city state is a city that is independent from all levels of government save at the overnational level.

### Karaks

*Main article:* *Karak*

Karaks are small kingdoms created through right of conquest that sometimes transition into becoming provinces or even elected kingdoms.

### Province

*Main article:* *Province*

A province is an alliance of multiple regions under the leadership of a single provincial governor.

## Regional level

*Main Article: Regional Governmental organizations*

Regional Governmental organizations are political institutions that have jurisdiction over a territory that encompasses several kurats.

### Regions

*Main article:* *Region*

The administrative subdivision of an elected kingdom. Regions are areas composed of bordering Kurats.

### Clandoms

*Main article:* *Clandoms*

Are small kingdoms composed of several Kurats, but aren’t big enough to qualify as regions. Clandoms are generally ruled by a single clan (an archaic term that today mostly means a single family) and its associated houses.

### Urban communities

*Main article:* *Urban Communities*

An alliance of multiple Kurats that can cross regional and even national borders but do not necessarily imply the alliance of different Kurats, regions or kingdoms. The creation of urban communities do not require the Kurats to be neighboring, they can be separated by a vast distance if necessary.

## Local level

*Main article:* *Local Governmental Organizations*

Local Governmental Organizations are the smallest administrative subdivisions that are found within a region of the Dalmer Empire. Within these are kurats, districts, counties and municipalities.

### Kurats

*Main article:* *Kurat*

Kurats are administrative subdivisions that encompass several settlements under its jurisdiction.

### Districts

*Main article:* *Districts*

Districts are administrative subdivisions that are unregulated by a local government and are under the direct control of the empire.

### Counties

*Main article:* *County*

A county is an administrative subdivision alliance of multiple settlements.

### Municipalities

*Main article:* *Municipality*

Municipalities are administrative subdivisions that generally encompass a single settlement or city.

## Representatives of the Empire in administrative subdivisions

*Main article:* *Representatives of the Dalmer Empire in administrative subdivisions*

Representatives are broadly agents that report to the empire and not the administrative subdivision where they are posted. These agents have the double mission of keeping the adsu compliant with Imperial law and ensuring the development of policies within the adsu.

### Prince Regent

*Main article:* *Prince Regent*

Prince regents, or regents are the permanent representatives of the High King in Elected Kingdoms.

### Prefects

*Main article:* *Prefects*

Prefects are the permanent representatives of the high king in regions.

### Regal

*Main article:* *Regal*

Permanent representatives of the high king in Kurats, they have the same role as that of a Prefect but on a local level.