Tranon Imperial Consort Systems

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. While each dynasty has its own definitions, the child normally must be of a certain age (the Lein mandates 13), and free of obvious physical or mental defects. Only when all these conditions are fulfilled can the son be considered a Kagarazun, which will make his mother a Tairasantha.

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.