Chalanya

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Chalanya (25 BE-123 IE) was the founder of the Second Kasshi Empire.

Early Life

Chalanya was born in a small village outside of what was then known as Ibettu, which was, at that time, an important member of the Nrastaist theocracy, a declining confederation. The Nrastaist states were asserting greater independence from the Supreme Matriarch, and the religion itself was in decline.

In the year 5 BE (according to tradition), a young 20-year-old girl (note: 20 Galhafan years = 14 Earth years) had a vision of a Divinity claiming that she was the reincarnation of Chinrasta herself. The Divinity commanded her to revive the Faith. She began proclaiming her visions, and convinced the local priestess of her legitimacy. Soon, her message spread throughout the neighborhood of Ibettu, and, in 3 BE, she entered Ibettu itself, and announced her message to the Council of Twelve, who had already been informed of her work.

The Council had decided that she would be useful in reviving the Faith among the people, and they proclaimed her the Supreme Matriarch. Later that same year, the people of Ibettu overthrew their queen, and proclaimed her Queen of Ibettu. Two years later, the leaders of several Nrastaist states proclaimed their fealty to Chalana as their Queen, and the Second Kasshi Empire was officially founded.

Reign

Initially, Chalana was little more than a puppet of the Council, but gradually she asserted greater independence, and eventually dismissed the entire Council and hand-picked a new one. She centralized her empire, using the threat posed by the Sanle Empire to justify her actions. She also came into conflict with the religious leadership, particularly when she placed several of her daughters and granddaughters on the Council of Twelve. She laid the foundation for the Empire, and, after 96 years of rule, she formally resigned, allowing the Imperial Family Council, an institution which she had established in the year 43 IE and to which she had gradually delegated authority, to select her successor, as both Empress and Supreme Matriarch, though she also made her preference for Chila well-known.

Retirement

During her formal retirement, she retained considerable authority, and, in response to renewed conflict between the Council of Twelve and the Empress, was able to negotiate a new relationship between the Empress and the Supreme Matriarch, persuading Chila to step down as Supreme Matriarch. An agreement was made that no Imperial Princess could sit on the Council of Twelve. In the year 123 IE, at the age of 148 [105 Earth years], she passed away.

Preceded by: None	Empress 1-96 IE	Succeeded by: Chila
Preceded by: ?	Supreme Matriarch 3 BE-96 IE