Karman King

The Karman King/Warlord was a political/social rank in the Karman Government. They are the second highest rank, only below the rank of Emperor.

Karman Kings had almost unlimited powers, even more than the emperors above them. But, they could not destroy the rank of senator or change the system of government. Karman Kings worked with the 6 senators, State, Military, Treasury, Architecture, Science, and Education. The King would come up with a compromise for a new law with these elective senators, and appoint them to the emperor. If the emperor approves of this, the senators must practice the newly passed law.

Time of War
In the time of war, kings could become warlords and take complete control of the Karman armed forces, and do not require special military training, although some Kings did serve in the military, such as King Gregory IV and King Henry XI.

Requirements
In order to become a king, you must be the oldest living male of the Karman Royal Family. If all living males have died, the oldest married female's husband will become king, and if there are no married female members of the family, then the oldest living female will become Queen.

Dethroning
Most kings will lose their throne upon their death, but in some circumstances, a King will be dethroned from office without dying, but only until being proven tyrannical or there is another older patriarch in the family. The most famous occurence of this was when King Jerald VI was thought to have died in 0 BTR, but he came back in 3 ATR and dethroned the current king, King Henry XI. Henry got so mad about his dethroning that he formed his own Kingdom called Henriland, and declared himself king. He formed an alliance with the Tapir Island (soon to be Tapir Republic) to help them win the Second Tapirian Revolutionary War.