Second Yilireti Empire

The Second Yilireti Empire, a successor state of the Yilireti Empire, was a stratocratic monarchy founded in 3187 ED by the warlord Yiḥidhevsa and his supporting soldiers, based in Hieret. Like its namesake, the Second Yilireti Empire was based in Jiyteb and, at its height, had a population of around one hundred thousand people, spread throughout the capital, E'Wayyli and Dhivethāḥitheb. It was a heavily-militaristic society, which influenced its stratocratic mode of government, and placed great emphasis on military service in order to gain rights. With the death of Yiḥidhevsa and the death or enslavement of most of most of its army at Rum, the Second Yilireti Empire was plunged into crisis and soon collapsed.

Government
The Second Yilireti Empire was a stratocratic monarchy, in which the emperor was held to be the highest authority (second only to Yigēth, the head god of Yilireti native beliefs), but it was recognised that his authority was granted to him only by strength of arms and the support of the military. The emperor could rule the executive branch of government with impunity, as long as he appeased the soldiers who fought for him and was successful in military and foreign policy. The legislative and judicial branches of government were administrated by soldier assemblies and soldier juries, in which all men who served in the military or had served in the military for a certain length of time before being honourably discharged (old age or injury) could take part. Military service was considered the only way to receive rights as a citizen, and children, women, the disabled, the weak and the cowards were exempt from the legislative and judicial process. The priesthood was considered a branch of the military, and warrior-priests fulfilled the roles of chaplains as well as frontline troops. Grandmothers were also well-respected, as in most Hiereti cultures, though the respect they held was dependant on how many of their children and grandchildren were serving or had served in the military.