Kilsozu

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Kilsozu
Kjilsozu relief.jpg
A crude relief made sometime in the 150s CE depicting Kjilšozú reaching for the "Wheel of Iovism"
Emperor of Letsatia
Reign6 June 99 – 21 August 142
Coronation14 July 99
Palace of Many Voices, Komy
PredecessorKóštan
SuccessorMadrandas
Born7 April 77
Letsanyu (near Komy)
Died21 August 142(142-08-21) (aged 65)
Frese
BurialFrese Mausoleum
Spouse
  • Ransja (92-98)
  • Fýtja (100-129)
Issue
Among others
  • Fadraja
  • Votýra
  • Čeldna
ClanArýnym
FatherÝžidlim
MotherJerusna
ReligionFresian Iovism

Kjilšozú Arýnym Galádros (Letsatian IPA: /kjɪlʃɔzu: arɨ:nɨm gala:drɔs/)—commonly known by his posthumous name Kjilšozú Jovejú (Kjilšozú of Iovi) and often named Kjilšozú the Anointed—was the fourth emperor of the Letsatian Empire, being the first of the Arýnym clan to attain the title. Taking the throne by force during a succession crisis following the death of Emperor Kóštan in the summer of 99 CE, Kjilšozú then went on to rule the realm for 43 years until his death in 142 CE.

His reign is often considered the most prosperous in Letsatian history, being characterized by the restoration of the democratic senates after decades of corruption and decay, while also characterized by the undermining of the heavily corrupt Council of the Gods in favor of establishing a framework in which previously oppressed Iovist clergy could thrive, thus introducing Iovism (specifically a variant of it that developed in Frese) as Letsatia's primary official religion. After his mysterious death, the senates elected his second cousin Madrandas to succeed him to the throne.

Early life

Kjilšozú was born to a reasonably wealthy family; his father was an imperial census taker, while his mother was minor Fresian nobility. The couple were living in then-recently constructed residential district within the port town of Letsanyu (today part of Komy) when his mother gave birth to Kjilšozú in the spring of 77 CE. Both of his parents were Iovist, which was fairly common for the community they lived in.

At the age of 10, Kjilšozú and his parents moved into Komy proper. He married a minor noblewoman named Ransja in 92, himself at the age of 15 (she was approximately 18). Being exposed to the Letsatian elite was eye-opening for Kjilšozú, who was utterly disgusted by how the elite could commit all manner of injustice and simply pay off the local judicial council to avoid punishment. He saw how rotten the politics of the empire had gotten over the decades.

In 94, he arranged a group of people who shared his views, and often carried out acts of protest at court hearings. He and his group were frequently harrassed by low-ranking politicians and their cronies, in one instance even being physically assaulted by a few strongmen leaving one of his group with a serious injury. His group continued to grow however, with Iovists in particular wanting to see change in politics.

The latter half of that decade was rampant with conspiracy and controversy, in which several political rivals of Emperor Kóštan attempted to organize a rebel government in May of 99 CE to overthrow him; however, Kóštan's spymaster, Koros, infiltrated the rogue council and had the various politicians involved turn on each other, leading to an infamous bloodbath in Komy's central plaza. One of the survivors rushed into the Letsatian throne room and threw a knife at the emperor, which actually hit him in the abdomen leaving a bloody gash; the assassin was promptly stabbed to death by the imperial guards.

Although Kóštan survived the attempt itself, the resulting wound proved to be too severe to treat; as a result it became infected and he died a week later.

Insurgency and accession to the throne

The chaos of Komy's political scene immediately following the emperor's demise was intense. The senates were shook up by the bloodbath at the plaza on top of that; the empire seemed to be spiraling into an inevitable collapse. Kjilšozú took this opportunity to seize the throne with his army of militant Iovists at his side. He used intimidation and theatrics to persuade various members of the senates to support his ascent to the throne, though infamously this did not work with the Council of the Gods which were always vehement in refusing his demands even well into his reign. Nonetheless, he ended up being officially declared the next Letsatian emperor on 6 June, 99.

Reign

Early reign (99-115)

Conquests of Vomusia and Orzun (115-122)

Religious strife (125-127)

Fresian senatorial takeover (130-135)

Late reign (135-142)

Death and succession

Legacy

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