Regional Government (Lein)

This page discusses the regional governments of the Empire during the Lein Dynasty. As centralised rule led to the appointment of officials to the regions from the centre, a proper structure of governance was established, known as the "nabatorzan" or representative system.

Under this system, which was set up by the first Tairazun Durun, each ministry of the government had a branch of representatives within a province or county, who would be updated of edicts and changes in the law; they in turn would be under local office chiefs, and eventually the provincial governor. The governor can be from any Ministry, but is expected to have some understanding of the workings of all the ministries; as a result only highly experienced officials who have made rounds in many offices tend to get appointed to provincial posts.

The tension between regional government and the government in the centre, a long-standing theme of Imperial politics, also has significant effects in the Lein. While appointment as a governor is certainly a grat honour, "promotions" which involve shifts to other provinces, out of or farther away from the imperial centre at Meiron, is often simply a euphemism for political exile.