Milevic Empire

Milevic Empire Jayabun Bĕlitli (CZS)
Milevic rose
Capital	Eresa
Common languages	Old Athsudan Old High Czisilian Early Lhidian
Religion	Milevic faith (37th–38th centuries CY) Kunwidya
Demonym(s)	Milevic
Government	Elective monarchy
Grand Steward
• W–X CY	Name I
• Y–Z CY	What's 9+10
History
• Established	ca. 3620 CY
• Collapse	ca. 4100 CY
Currency	Yekhyic
Preceded by Succeeded by File:Blank.png Milevic clans Czisilia Athsud

The Milevic Empire was a somewhat loose confederation of Milevic chiefdoms in northeastern Yazland. It existed from X until its collapse in the 42nd century CY.

The empire was founded upon and organised around a unique system of clans and sodalities wherein ruling clans of chiefdoms would band together regardless of kin to form a guild that performed a certain function (for example, a fishing sodality). This was a voluntary association as opposed to a system of vassalage, and as such the individual chiefdoms enjoyed a great degree of autonomy prior to the later years of the empire. Within the empire this system allowed regions to become specialised in the provision of a particular good or service.

Politics

Administrative Divisions

The empire was divided into a multitude of individual chiefdoms, each headed by a different ruling clan.

Government

Each chiefdom within the confederation was placed in a regional grouping overseen by a steward elected by the clans in a region, usually from their own ranks, who would oversee business and trade and resolve disputes between the clans under their jurisdiction. In the later stages of the empire these regions became de facto provinces, while the chiefdoms played a role more akin to districts within them.

In addition to regional stewards, every ruling clan would occasionally elect a grand steward, a de facto emperor.