Arakar Oken
Arakar Oken | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Oken | |
| In office 1-2 116 TT – 4-2 41 TT | |
| Preceded by | Naikar Oken |
| Succeeded by | Adar Oken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28-6 133 TT Oksken, Kingdom of Akaria |
| Died | 4-2 41 TT Oksken. Kingdom of Akaria |
| Children | Bochun Oken Adar Oken Kazar Oken |
| Parent(s) | Naikar Oken Unoi Oken |
Arakar Oken was the first female Leader of the Oken.
Biography
Early life
Arakar Oken was born on 28-6 133 TT to Naikar Oken, Leader of the Oken and Unoi Oken, an Ilksken native.
On 15-6 119 TT –three days after the birth of Arakar's sister Nailar– Naikar issued Oken Dictate 2 of 1668 ACC making the Leader of the Oken an elected title. The dictate created 100 electoral votes, each owned by a member of the Oken, 50 of these were given to Arakar, the other 50 to Nailar. After the death of the Leader of the Oken, the members of the Oken who own votes elect the next Leader of the Oken from among the Oken. It specified that if one with votes was under 20 years of age then their closest living relative could cast their votes for them.
1st Oken Election
Naikar died on 22-1 116 TT triggering the 1st Oken Election. As both Arakar and her sister were under 20 years old, their mother, Unoi Oken, decided who they would choose to elect. On 1-2 116 TT, Arakar Oken was revealed to have won the election and ascended as the first female leader of the Oken.
Karinians hate women
Arakar's election brought quite a deal of outrage throughout the Karin Plain, with many members of the Kadrikes claiming that a woman could not lead a Kadrike. A lesser outrage was attributed to Arakar being 17 years old at the time of her election. On 8-2 116 TT, High Director of the Oken Army, Banchar Oken declared Arakar to be illegitimate and began a revolt against her. Arakar declared her uncle, Minai Dantai to be the new High Director of the Oken Army.
On 15-2 116 TT, Unoi met with Living King, Bantu Arkara in Ablesken to try and argue Arakar's case before him. The meeting went well and on 22-2 116 TT Bantu issued his 25th dictate, recognising Arakar as the Leader of the Oken and recognising the Oken's right to be led by women. The recognition led to a large portion of Banchar's forces defecting to Minai's side which led to his defeat and execution on 9-3 TT 116 TT. After, Arakar gave control of the assets controlled by Banchar and his supporters to Banchar's sister Bakatei Oken.
Ilksken
On 12-6 99 TT, Arakar created the position of Warden of Ilksken and gave the position to Nailar.
Deal with the Sartak
On 12-2 50 TT Arakar struck a deal with Leader of the Sartak, Frachoi Sartak. The deal granted members of the Oken the right to purchase property in the Sartak Kadrike. In exchange Arakar's grandson Kazant Oken married Frachoi's daughter Huloi Sartak and promised that a son produced from this marriage would go on to lead the Oken after Arakar's successor's successor and that all offspring from the marriage would be educated in the Sartak Kadrike. At the time the deal was made the Oken was an elective Kadrike, as Arakar made no changes to Oken law to try to put Kazant's offspring at an advantage it has been assumed that she had no intention of going through on this part of the deal.
Death
Arakar died on 4-2 41 TT, triggering the 2nd Oken Election. In her will, each of her sons received 15 of her electoral votes whilst the remaining 5 were given to Bakatei's granddaughter, Amilate Oken.