Titles of the Emperor of Azan

While the title “Azan Emperor” is used today and has been retroactively applied to past rulers of the Empire, for most of its history the “Azanese Emperors” have ruled by the right of a vast assortment of titles they inherited, were appointed to and in some rare instances were elected for.

### They Who is Made Lord Supreme/ Yang di-Pertuan Agong

The original title was granted to Azan when he led his grand coalition, it originally signified a leadership of an international organization granted by lords of sovereign states. Due to its cultural significance, modern lists of Emperors only include those who were granted or claimed this title. It is still used today when it is ceremonially granted by The Council upon an Emperor’s coronation.

### Commander of the Faithful/ Amir al-Mu'minin/Defender of the Faithful

On Azan’s deathbed, there was a debate if his reign should pass to his son, the Tiefling Azan II, or to his companion and closet ally Saint Calixta. A compromise saw Azan being Made Lord Supreme while the new position of Amir al-Mu'minin was given to Saint Calixta. The title makes one the nominal head of the Azan Faith, and while originally chosen by a council of brahmins, it eventually became a hereditary position. When Siti Who is Made Lord Supreme and Amir Amirl-Mu'minin, Defender of the Faith married in the early First Dynasty, the lines merged and every emperor since has also claimed the title at some point. In modern Southtounge the title is rendered as “Defender of the Faithful” though this isn't a literal translation.

### Head of the House of Azan/ Penguasa Wangsa Azan

While most historians agree Azan’s direct bloodline died out at the end of the first dynasty and that the indirect bloodline died at the end of the second, many emperors claimed descent from Azan as validating their right to rule. The title has fallen out of favor in the wake of the anti-idolatrous revolutions of the New Azan Faith and hasn't been used since the 9th Dynasty. (Though modern Emperors still claim descent from Azan.)

### Lord Cemak/ Tuan Cemak

Lord Cemak was the title used by the descendants of Cemak I, tiefling cousin of Azan. When the House of Azan became extinct at the end of the Battle of Blossoms, the second dynasty began under Cemak’s descendants. Being the last members of the “holy bloodline” was the chief claim to authority for the Emperors of this Dynasty. The title ceased use when Amir III Who Was Made Lord Supreme died without issue rendering Cemak I’s bloodline extinct.

### Lord of the Seas/First Sea Commander/ Panglima Laut Pertama

A position inaugurated in the First Peninsular War between the Azan Empire and Drow city-states, it was originally used for the leader of the Navy and rarely claimed by rulers themselves. It came into prominence as one of the titles Hēnare I was inaugurated with at the start of the Sixth Dynasty and since then has had occasional periods of heavy use. Though in modern times it is usually held by a Councilmember.

### Doge of Viola/ Doxe de Viola

A Doge was an elected head of state in several Drow city-states. By the 16th Century BBE, most had fallen under the control of dynastic families. House Valencia used their wealth to get the city to legally declare the Head of the House to be the Doge of the City of Viola for all eternity. When Doge Atrian became Emperor Adrian I, they integrated this title into those of the Azan empire. The title would be used for the rest of the Third Dynasty. Waves of anti-Elf sentiment would see in fall into disuse in the 4th-6th dynasties, however, several Emperors since have claimed the title as part of their efforts to colonize the Scimitarian peninsula.

### Imperator

A Drow title originally used for commander-in-chief of the armies, it was tradition for the Doge to appoint their heir to this position. As part of their conquest, Atrian overthrew their father, took both titles of Imperator and Doge, and brought them into the Azan Empire when they claimed the Marble Throne. Since then, the title grew in esteem, leading to the common name “Emperor'' used today. Ironically while most Emperors used the title of Imperato,r some would appoint the position to others, most notably during the Triarchy.

### Head of House Valencia-Nur

The House Valencia-Nur originated when the Drow House Valencia and the Tiefling House of Nur entered a personal union when Doge Atrian claimed Windwand in 1450 BBE. They formally disinherited their tiefling cousins and legally integrated the families into one unit. In the third dynasty, the House Valencia-Nur was near synonymous with the Empire itself and every ruler held the title, which was given to the most magically adept member of the House. After Adrian XX was overthrown, the Head of the House no longer holds ruling power, though at various points in history it has had significant political influence.

### Monarch of the Elves and Hobbits

The title “King of the Elves” was originated by Emperor Adrian XIII “The Fool” though he honestly believed it was an ancient title he was “reclaiming.” “Queen of the Hobbits” originated with Adrian XIV “The Mage” when she conquered lands in modern-day Hereby. The titles were merged and used for the rest of the Third dynasty as they completed most of their conquest of the First Eleven Empire. Anti-Elf sentiment in the fourth dynasty saw it fall out of use, but it re-emerged in the Sixth Dynasty and has since then been claimed by most Azan Emperors even long after they lost all their eleven territories.

### Chairperson High Protector

A title created by the bureaucratic reforms of Chairman High Protector Asin II. It was meant as an enlightened replacement for dynastic rules, as each Chairpersonwould appoint their successor. For much of the Sixth Dynasty, it was just that, with each holder being not biologically related to the last, but by the dynasty's end, the rule had passed from relative to relative. The Seventh Dynasty abolished the position and it wasn't used until, in a political surprise, it was claimed by the Current Azan Empress upon her coronation.

### Emperor/Empress/Emperett

“Emperor '' the modern version of the title Imperator, first was used in The Southern Rebellion as various warlords and chiefs took the title when leading armies against the Sixth Dynasty. At the end of the revolution Emperor came to be the preferred title for rulers of the Azan Empire, and the title was backdated to an ever-changing list of “canonical” Emperors.

## Full Title of the Current Azan Empress

Empress-Chairwoman High Protector Diana Shaka Victorian I, Defender of the Faithful, Queen of the Elves and Hobbits, She Who Was Made Lord Supreme