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Khedive was a title used for positions of authority among the people of east Zakhara,[1][2] roughly equivalent to a "warrior-king",[3] as well as some genies.[4][5]

Genie Titles[]

Among the genie races, "khedive" was one of many titles claimed by marids of all sorts.[4][5][6] However, as marids had no set order to their various self-professed rankings, their society was plagued by a hodgepodge of conflicting hierarchies, precedents, and honorifics that were not officially recognized by true noble marids.[4]

Zakharan Titles[]

In the vast lands of Zakhara, "khedive" was an ancient monarchical title unique to the people of east Zakhara, the "Ruined Kingdoms" region.[1][2] It dated back long before the discovery of the Law of the Loregiver and the founding of the Enlightened Throne,[1][2][3][7] to when the region was controlled by the kingdoms of Nog and Kadar.[3][7] Following the overthrow of the despotic Geomancers in the region by Enlightened missionaries, a dynasty of corrupt khedives seized power, who in turn would go on to be overthrown for their devotion to their "savage gods."[3]

Under the Enlightened Throne, the khedives were a step below the Grand Caliph, granted parcels of land by him to rule over some of its many city-states,[8] such as Kadarasto[2][9] and Rog'osto.[10][11] Like other lesser rulers in Zakhara, they had the power to provide grants to still lesser magistrates,[12] such as qadis,[13] or to individual farmers.[12] Where they ranked socially and politically amongst the plethora of other lesser rules, like the emirs or padishahs, was a matter of debate and personal opinion.[14]

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"Khedive" was a title used in the late Ottoman Empire, most famously for the viceroy of Egypt.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), p. 108. ISBN 978-1560763291.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Steve Kurtz (1994). Al-Qadim: Ruined Kingdoms: Campaign Guide. (TSR, Inc), p. 22. ISBN 1-56076-815-0.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Steve Kurtz (1994). Al-Qadim: Ruined Kingdoms: Campaign Guide. (TSR, Inc), p. 5. ISBN 1-56076-815-0.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Monster Sheets). (TSR, Inc). ISBN 978-1560763291.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. Genie Lore. (TSR, Inc.), p. 38. ISBN 978-1560766476.
  6. ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 142. ISBN 978-0786965614.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Steve Kurtz (1994). Al-Qadim: Cities of Bone: Campaign Guide. (TSR, Inc), p. 15. ISBN 1-56076-847.
  8. ↑ Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), pp. 14–15, 25. ISBN 978-1560763291.
  9. ↑ Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), pp. 106, 108. ISBN 978-1560763291.
  10. ↑ Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), pp. 111, 113. ISBN 978-1560763291.
  11. ↑ Steve Kurtz (1994). Al-Qadim: Ruined Kingdoms: Campaign Guide. (TSR, Inc), pp. 25–27. ISBN 1-56076-815-0.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), p. 15. ISBN 978-1560763291.
  13. ↑ Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), p. 18. ISBN 978-1560763291.
  14. ↑ Jeff Grubb (August 1992). Land of Fate (Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara). (TSR, Inc), p. 25. ISBN 978-1560763291.
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