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The Coulcisen of Seld-Cordan (Seldaris: , tr. Coulciser Seld-Cordal, pronounced [koʊlkiseɾ seɪd̪kord̪al]) commonly referred to as the Coulcisen (Seldaris: ) or, rarely, Seld-Cordan, is an elven nation in Pelia, just off the southwestern coast of the continental mainland, on the planet of Sparkalia. The Coulcisen is a unitary stratocratic republic under the native Coular-Cisel ideology. Its ruler, Coulan Siuan Semolosan, has ruled the state since 1595 as the fourth Coulan to have ruled the country since its foundation. The Coulcisen emerged from a series of coups against the Kingdom of Seld-Cordan, citing the massive corruption, the large rich-poor divide in the state, and the practice of serfdom as reasons for the first coup. The subsequent Seldic Democracy suffered from many of the problems that plagued the Kingdom, not least the retention of power by the guilds and the church, prompting the Second Summer Coup, led by Tiisar Tsiosan, leading to the Lawful Revolution, the dismantling of the Seldic Democracy and the establishment of the Coulcisen. (See more...)