Nobility of Khemetu

The Nobility of Khemetu is an ancient social class within the Pharonate of Khemetu that possesses a specefic set of privileges, rights, regulations, and obligations that has historically set them apart from the lower classes placing between the aforementioned social classes below and the members of the royal house above. The Khemetian nobility is subdivided between hereditary titled nobility who possess status by virtue of their blood and civil nobility those who are made noble by virtue of their long time service to the nation via the government or high military office.

In contrast to other neighboring monarchies such as Sydalon, Alanahr, Fahran, and Yisrael, power within the country has almost always been effectively in the hands of the crown, despite various attempts by the nobilty throughout the country's long history to the contrary.

Khemetian nobility today

In modern times the nobility of Khemetu makes up between 3-5% of the population but effectively own a quarter of the country's land alongside the church. Of the 800,000 to 1.6 million people considered to belong to the nobiltiy the most privileged are the 150-400 families belonging to the hereditary titled nobility, of which the foremost members are the families holding the titles of Irypat (Duke), Tashineb (Marquess, and Hatya (Count).

There are currently 11 Irypats, 7 Tashinebs, 27 Hatyas with hereditary landed titles, 105 Hatyas with no attached landed titles; around 100-200 members of the Robe nobility (i.e the Sahatyas (Viscounts), Hatypats (Barons), Sahatyapats (Baronets), and Nebs (Lord) who possess the right to be addressed by their title; with the lowest of all being the Machimoi who number in the thousands.