Monarchy of Rajyaghar

Maharaja of Rajyaghar
Incumbent
Incumbent since April 10th 1984
Details
Style	His Majesty
Heir apparent	Shivaji, Prince of Sanyukt
First monarch	Krishan III
Formation	1935
Residence	Royal Palace of Kinadica, Sanyukt Fort
Appointer	Hereditary

The Monarchy of the Kingdom of Rajyaghar, commonly referred to as the Rajyani Monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Rajyaghar. The current monarch is Maharaja Krishan III, who ascended the throne in 1984. The heir apparent to the throne, styled as the Prince of Sanyukt, is Prince Shivaji who assumed this position upon the ascension of his father Krishan III to the throne.

The Maharaja, or Maharani when the sovereign is female, is aided in their ceremonial and diplomatic duties by their immediate family. The Maharaja is also the head of the armed forces as the Commander in Chief as well as the Government. However, the executive functions of the Government are carried out by the Prime Minister and their Cabinet who are all appointed by the Maharaja following the procedures laid out in the constitution. As a result, the Armed Forces are formally called "His Majesty's Armed Forces" and the Government is "His Majesty's Government".

The Monarchy of Rajyaghar is considered to be one of the oldest monarchies in the world with the origins of the Rajyani Monarchy date back to 430 CE when the Rajana Dynasty was founded. When Kismat was looted by the Mirza Sultante in 800 CE, the only surviving member of the Rajana Dynasty was Prince Prashant, aged 7, who was evacuated from the city by one of the Rajana Generals; Sunder Sirasikar. Sirasikar would flee with the young Prince to Kinadica where he would lead what remained of the Rajana Dynasty's forces on behalf of the young Prince. In 1815, after trying to unify the splintering Rajana Dynasty, the now King Prashant created the Sanyukti Confederacy to rule over the territories he could control whilst the rest of the Dynasty was split by its warring generals. The Rajana Royal Family survived through King Prashant and his successors in the Sanyukti Confederacy for over a thousand years as it transformed into the Sanyukti Empire. When, the Sanyukti Empire fell to XX in the 1840s, the Rajana Royal Family continued on as Princes of the Colonial State of Sanyukt within the XX Colony of the Rajyani Territories until in the 1940s, the Sanyukti Princes were called on by Rajyani leaders to lead the newly independent Rajyaghar as Maharajas.

In modern Rajyaghar, the Monarchy plays an important functional role in the government and armed forces, as set out by the Constitution as well as through convention, precedent and tradition. The Monarchy also plays an important role in the tulyatan faith in Rajyaghar, despite the faith being considered an 'unorganised religion'. The Maharaja is tasked with appointing, at their discretion, the High Priest of Bishnupur who is the most senior tulyatan priest in the country.

History

Kingdom of Rajyaghar

N°	Monarch of Geordinia		Reign Began	Reign Ended	Additional Notes
XX		Krishan III (c. yyyy – yyyy)	yyyy	7777	---