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==Statue-Emperors in the Republican Era== | ==Statue-Emperors in the Republican Era== | ||
===White Marble Emperor=== | ===White Marble Emperor=== | ||
The first Emperor statue of the Republican Era, commissioned by the Confederal Stanora, was fashioned from white marble and reigned from 210XX to 211YY. It was accidentally destroyed while being moved from the old capital ([[Valēka|West Valēka]]) to the new capital ([[Kartika]]) in 20796, coinciding with the [[Constitutional History of Kiravia|transition from the Confederal Republics of Kiravia to the Kiravian Federacy]]. Fragments of the White Marble Emperor remain on display at the old Imperial Sanctum in West Valēka, now the Imperial Museum of Art. | The first Emperor statue of the Republican Era, commissioned by the Confederal Stanora, was fashioned from white marble and reigned from 210XX to 211YY. It was accidentally destroyed while being moved from the old capital ([[Valēka|West Valēka]]) to the new capital ([[Kartika]]) in 20796, coinciding with the [[Constitutional History of Kiravia|transition from the Confederal Republics of Kiravia to the Kiravian Federacy]]. The symbolic significance of this incident was not lost on anyone, least of all detractors of the Federalist constitution, who interpreted the shattering of the White Emperor as indicative of the new order's illegitimacy. Fragments of the White Marble Emperor remain on display at the old Imperial Sanctum in West Valēka, now the Imperial Museum of Art. | ||
===Basswood Emperor=== | ===Basswood Emperor=== | ||
Following the demise of the White Marble Emperor, an interim Emperor carved from {{wp|basswood}} was used for state ceremonies while the government oversaw the sculpting of the current Green Emperor, installed in 20800. The exact provenance of the Basswood Emperor is unclear: There is no evidence of it being commissioned or purchased by the [[Federal Stanora|Stanora]], leading most historians to conclude that it was likely a preëxisting statue from a provincial capital. | Following the demise of the White Marble Emperor, an interim Emperor carved from {{wp|basswood}} was used for state ceremonies while the government oversaw the sculpting of the current Green Emperor, installed in 20800. The exact provenance of the Basswood Emperor is unclear: There is no evidence of it being commissioned or purchased by the [[Federal Stanora|Stanora]], leading most historians to conclude that it was likely a preëxisting statue from a provincial capital. | ||