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Principality

A principality (or princedom) can either be a monarchical feudatory or a sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of prince or by a monarch with another title within the generic [URL=/help/org/hnob:princip][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 500 arpents. Prerequisite: County / District. Possible outlets: Landgraviate / Grand Principality / Archduchy / Sultanate / Kingdom / Tsardom / Caliphate / Empire.

Landgraviate

The title of Landgrave refers to a count who has imperial immediacy, or feudal duty owed directly to the Emperor. His jurisdiction stretches over a sometimes quite considerable territory, which is not [URL=/help/org/hnob:landgrav][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 500 arpents. Prerequisite: Principality / County. Possible outlets: Duchy.

Duchy

A duchy is a country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. Dukes are the rulers of the provinces, the superiors of the counts and the highest-ranking peers of the king. [URL=/help/org/hnob:duchy][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 500 arpents. Prerequisite: Province / Landgraviate / County palatine / Margraviate / Marquisate / County. Possible outlets: Viceroyalty / Grand Duchy / Archduchy / Kingdom.

Emirate

An emirate is a political territory that is ruled by an emir, who is typically a hereditary leader with ultimate authority over the government and people of the emirate. The term "emir" is derived from [URL=/help/org/hnob:emirate][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal and spiritual. 500 arpents. Prerequisite: County / District. Possible outlets: Sultanate / Caliphate.

Viceroyalty

A viceroy is an official who runs a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. A viceroy's territory may be called a viceroyalty, though this term is not always applied. [URL=/help/org/hnob:vkingdom][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 1000 arpents. Prerequisite: Duchy / Province / Marquisate / County / District. Possible outlets: Kingdom.

Grand Principality

The title grand prince or great prince ranks in honour below king and emperor and above a sovereign prince. Only direct vassals of an empire can receive this title. [URL=/help/org/hnob:gprincip][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 750 arpents. Prerequisite: Principality. Possible outlets: Tsardom / Empire.

Grand Duchy

A grand duchy is a territory whose ruler is a grand duke or a grand duchess. The grand duke is a monarch (ruler) ranking lower than an emperor or a king, but higher than a duke or sovereign prince. [URL=/help/org/hnob:gduchy][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 750 arpents. Prerequisite: Duchy. Possible outlets: Archduchy / Empire.

Archduchy

A archduchy is a territory whose ruler is an archduke or archduchess. The archduke ranks in honour lower than an emperor or a king, but higher than a duke or sovereign prince. Only direct vassals of an [URL=/help/org/hnob:aduchy][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 750 arpents. Prerequisite: Duchy / Grand Duchy / Principality. Possible outlets: Empire.

Monastic state

A monastic state is a monastic order which reigns over a territory, as a temporal sovereign. [URL=/help/org/hnob:mstate][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal and spiritual. 1000 arpents. Prerequisite: Monastic order.

Sultanate

A sultanate is a form of monarchy that is ruled by a sultan, who is the highest authority in the state. The term "sultan" is derived from the Arabic word "sultān", which means "power" or "authority". [URL=/help/org/hnob:sultan][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal and spiritual. 1000 arpents. Prerequisite: Emirate / Principality / District. Possible outlets: Caliphate.

Kingdom

A kingdom or realm is a community or territory over which a sovereign rules. It is also a form of government in which a group, usually a family called the dynasty, embodies the country's national identity [URL=/help/org/hnob:kingdom][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 1000 arpents. Prerequisite: Viceroyalty / Duchy / Province / Principality. Possible outlets: Empire.

Tsardom

Tsarism is a form of autocracy or absolutism specific to the elevation of a great-principality to the rank of empire. The Tsar, however, is considered of inferior rank to an emperor, but superior to a [URL=/help/org/hnob:tsardom][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 1500 arpents. Prerequisite: Grand Principality / Federation / Principality. Possible outlets: Empire.

Empire

An empire is defined as an aggregate of nations or people ruled over by an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government, usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom. An empire can be made [URL=/help/org/hnob:empire][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal. 2000 arpents. Prerequisite: Tsardom / Kingdom / Archduchy / Grand Principality / Grand Duchy / Federation / Principality.

Caliphate

A caliphate or khaliphate is the territory and the people who live there, recognising the authority of a caliph in the political exercise of power. The caliph is designated as the spiritual successor of [URL=/help/org/hnob:caliph][…][/URL]

. Sphere: temporal and spiritual. 2000 arpents. Prerequisite: Sultanate / Federation / Emirate / Principality / District.