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The **Predaconian Empire**, often referred to as the **Imperium** or the **Universal Monarchy**, is a constitutional monarchy and hyperpower in the Universe. It was formed with the Imperial Compromise. It comprises of the dominions, terriotories, colonies, protectorates, and other dependencies ruled or administered by the Imperium Unitus Predaconiae (United Empire of Predaconia), or other Dominions and Territories of the Empire.

The union was established by the Compromise in the aftermath of the Bellum Unificare I. It consisted of 11 monarchies, and their own dependencies. It is ruled by the Gens Julii Caesares et Tenecous-Habsburg, and constitutes the current phase in the constitutional evolution of the Universal Monarchy.

## Names

In Koine Greek, the second most popular language of the Empire, the Imperium is known as the **Βασιλεία τῶν Πρεδαγμαίων**, “Empire of Predaconia”. In the German language, it is known as the **Predacömisches Großdeutsches Kaiserreich**, the “Predaconian Greater German Empire”. In English, it is known most simply as the “**Predaconian Empire**”. Meaning the same, in Russian it is **Пpэдaконийская Империя**. In Ottoman Turkish, it is known as **دولت عليه**, “The Supreme State”. In Bulgarian, it is simply known as the **страна**, the country. In Arabic and Urdu, it is “ **خِلافة-سلطنة**” and “ **خلافت - سلطنت**” respectively. In Sanskrit and Hindi, it is known as “**साम्राज्यम्**”, Empire. However, often in usage, it simply referred to as *Imperium* due to the Latin word’s use in government buildings empire-wide. There is no consistency in the foreign names for the Imperium but people from every background know one common name - *Predaconia*.

## Imperium (Government)

*See: Government And Administration;*

*See: Predaconian Emperor.*

The three major elements of the Imperial Predaconian state are the central government, the military, and provincial government. The military establishes control of a territory through war, but after a city, people, or nation is brought under subordinate treaty, the military mission turned to policing: protecting Predaconi citizens, the agricultural fields that feed them, and religious sites. While the Imperium can very well apply a scorched terrain policy if required, Cooperation with local power elites is preferred to maintain order, collect information, and extract revenue. The Predaconians often exploit internal political divisions by supporting one faction over another: in the view of Plutarch, "it was discord between factions within states that leads to the loss of self-governance".

Communities with demonstrated loyalty to Predaconia retain their own laws, could collect their own taxes locally, and in exceptional cases are exempt from Predaconian taxation. Legal privileges and relative autonomy are an incentive to remain in good standing with Predaconia. Predaconian government is thus limited, but efficient in its use of the resources available to it, and making the conquered willingly uptake it.

## Society and Social Structure

*See: Social Class in the Imperium, Status in Imperial legal System*

## Buildings and Technology

*See: Imperial Architecture and Engineeeing, Imperial Technology.*