Monarchy of Chisei

The Chiseian monarch, known as the Grand King of Chisei (家国の大王 Chisei-kohu no taiwō) or Taiwō is the  of Chisei, a   with a  system of government. The current monarch of Chisei is Grand King Tenkayasu, who ascended the throne in 1989. The heir apparent is Crown Princess Kashi, the current monarch's granddaughter.

The Taiwō and their immediate family undertake numerous official, ceremonial, diplomatic and religious duties. The secular powers of the monarchy are outlined in the Constitution of Chisei, known as the Royal Mandate (王立権), and are theoretically quite extensive; however, they are entirely executed in practice by the Chancellor of Chisei, a directly elected official. The only element of the mandate thus typically executed by the Taiwō is the appointment or dismissal of the Chancellor themselves, on the advice of the Royal Council, the Grand Assembly or the Three Commissions.

The Chiseian monarchy traces it's origins back to the various dynastic kingdoms that ruled over the Chiseian mainland and the island of Asaji. The currently reigning Shun dynasty originated in the state of Shirakawa in 1594, coming to power after the collapse of the Yashiman Empire initially as puppets of the Takeshima Regency, though ruling in their own right after 1644. Shun rule was gradually extended over the rest of Chisei in the subsequent century, with the conquest of Kitahashi in 1651. Later, in 1674 Shirakawa and neighboring Saramosir came under a single sovereign, with the Treaty of Sumura. The final unification of Chisei was completed in 1761, when the Geusyo Republic was finally annexed.

The Chiseian monarchy reached the peak of it's political power in the 1770s, as many old administrative and aristocratic cliques were finally subjugated to the Royal. During this period, the Chiseian Daiō presided over one of the largest colonial empires in the world, with holdings on almost every continent. However, this age of Royal power ended with the Taihei revolution of 1802, which threatened to overthrow the monarchy and break up the Chiseian union. Though ultimately unsuccessful, the revolution resulted in radical political reform and the monarchy trading away most of it's powers in exchange for survival.

Titles
As with the Yamataian imperial title, when referring to the Chiseian monarch the title of Taiwō remains the same regardless of gender, though it is conventionally translated as either Grand King or Grand Queen depending on the monarch.

Translations of the title into other Chiseian languages:
 * Saramosiri: Cisemosir Ta'aw ちすもし る たあ う
 * Uraani: Chisyeigiin Khaan ちす 𛀁 いぎー む く は ー む
 * Geusyoan: Chisei Tä Wau ちせいた あ わう

Succession
Unlike many Ordan monarchies, there are no firm laws dictating royal succession in Chisei. The Constitution of Chisei only states that it is the sole right of the monarch to choose their successor; the Meiwa Constitution of 1954 further extended this right to the Chancellor in the event of royal incapacitation.

In 1999, Grand King Tenkayasu nominated Princess Kashi, his granddaughter, as the, after the death of the former Crown Princess Hinata, her mother. The decision was criticised in the press and by members of the political establishment due to Kashi's mixed heritage - being the daughter of the late Crown Princess and Prince Alixander von Scharbach of Zusea. The Grand King defended the decision based on the precedent of his mother, Queen Teibo, who was the issue of the Yeongseonin Grand Prince Gwangmun.

Death and burial traditions
In 1960, the Chiseian government developed an official plan for the death of the monarch, known as the White Flag Contingency, in response to the declining health of the Grand Queen Kaoruko. Previous funerals of Grand Kings and Queens in recent history had gone poorly, with the most notorious being that of Grand Queen Shōshi in 1805, where a riot broke out among the crowds overlooking the funerary procession, with members of the parade subsequently being mistakenly fired upon by the Royal Guard.