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This page discusses the systems of ranking consorts throughout dynasties, as well as some of the conditions thereof. | This page discusses the systems of ranking consorts throughout dynasties, as well as some of the conditions thereof. | ||
The system of Imperial consorts is aligned with the Tranon social view, where polygamy is allowed and indeed sometimes encouraged; the large number of consorts many [[Tairazun|Tairazunon]] take, however, necessitate a complex system of ranking and priority. This system, known in [[Itrani]] as the | The system of Imperial consorts is aligned with the Tranon social view, where polygamy is allowed and indeed sometimes encouraged; the large number of consorts many [[Tairazun|Tairazunon]] take, however, necessitate a complex system of ranking and priority. This system, known in [[Itrani]] as the ''buson kiranan'' or "rear palace", has at its top the [[Tairasantha]] or Empress. | ||
==Ranks of the Emperor's Consorts== | ==Ranks of the Emperor's Consorts== | ||
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The term Tairasantha is, for ambitious concubines at least, the ultimate aspiration. As the Tairazun's chief consort, her power officially extends to every member of the rear palace and all women within the administration, but unofficially it often stretches far more deeply, through her influence on the Emperor. Another powerful sign of dominance for the Tairasantha is that her sons with the Tairazun are placed above all other consorts, in the First Tier for Succession. | The term Tairasantha is, for ambitious concubines at least, the ultimate aspiration. As the Tairazun's chief consort, her power officially extends to every member of the rear palace and all women within the administration, but unofficially it often stretches far more deeply, through her influence on the Emperor. Another powerful sign of dominance for the Tairasantha is that her sons with the Tairazun are placed above all other consorts, in the First Tier for Succession. | ||
To become a Tairasantha, however, has certain characteristics; the Tairasantha, by the law of many dynasties including the Lein, must have a ''surviving, rightful prince''; "rightful" here means he fulfills the conditions for accession to the throne | To become a Tairasantha, however, has certain characteristics; the Tairasantha, by the law of many dynasties including the Lein, must have a ''surviving, rightful prince''; "rightful" here means he fulfills the conditions for accession to the throne, mainly being that he is free of glaring physical defects. Only then, with a presumably healthy child as a potential heir, can she be given the position. | ||
Besides this condition, however, given the youth of most Tairazunon at accession their chief consorts normally will not fulfill this condition; as such, the first or most favoured wife of the Emperor as of his accession. | Besides this condition, however, given the youth of most Tairazunon at accession their chief consorts normally will not fulfill this condition; as such, the first or most favoured wife of the Emperor as of his accession. | ||
[[Category:Customs of the Tranon]] | [[Category:Customs of the Tranon]] | ||
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This page discusses the systems of ranking consorts throughout dynasties, as well as some of the conditions thereof.
The system of Imperial consorts is aligned with the Tranon social view, where polygamy is allowed and indeed sometimes encouraged; the large number of consorts many Tairazunon take, however, necessitate a complex system of ranking and priority. This system, known in Itrani as the buson kiranan or "rear palace", has at its top the Tairasantha or Empress.
Ranks of the Emperor's Consorts
Tairasantha
The term Tairasantha is, for ambitious concubines at least, the ultimate aspiration. As the Tairazun's chief consort, her power officially extends to every member of the rear palace and all women within the administration, but unofficially it often stretches far more deeply, through her influence on the Emperor. Another powerful sign of dominance for the Tairasantha is that her sons with the Tairazun are placed above all other consorts, in the First Tier for Succession.
To become a Tairasantha, however, has certain characteristics; the Tairasantha, by the law of many dynasties including the Lein, must have a surviving, rightful prince; "rightful" here means he fulfills the conditions for accession to the throne, mainly being that he is free of glaring physical defects. Only then, with a presumably healthy child as a potential heir, can she be given the position.
Besides this condition, however, given the youth of most Tairazunon at accession their chief consorts normally will not fulfill this condition; as such, the first or most favoured wife of the Emperor as of his accession.
