Hanik Confederacy

The Hanik Confederacy or Kamuras was a political entity that was founded in 751 as a political alliance of the ten Haanik States. Its capital was Aspalaa.

Political Structure
The head of state of the Confederacy was the King, and the head of government was the Prime Minister. At any given time, the oldest of the Haanik Dukes served as King. Once a year, on the day that the confederacy was founded, all the Dukes except for the King elected a Prime Minister, who was responsible for executing the wishes of the King and the Dukes. They are usually from a wealthy and important family. There is also a Head Priest selected by the Glaanen who has the power to veto any action attempted by the government.

Founding of the Confederacy
Between 747 and 751, the Haanik states negotiated the terms of a prospective political alliance. One of the biggest questions about the new confederacy was which city would be the seat of government. Most of the Rasyakalden were seriously considered at some point. However, Zalduflats was ruled out early on as it was not a coastal city, and so was a less convenient location for the seven coastal cities of the confederacy. Eleekonos and Monakan were also ruled out because of their historic tensions with the Balooun and Kadeean Empires respectively, and the confederacy did not want to exacerbate this tension. Gorn was an obvious choice as it had been the capital of San, and Afbarkeean as a whole during the Kamakan years, but the other cities did not want to affirm Gorn’s perceived sense of self-importance. This was also partially true of Kompanko – which was the financial centre of the Haanik States – though it was also too far south to be an effective capital for the whole confederacy. Therefore, Aspalaa was ultimately chosen as the capital of the Hanik Confederacy.