30th Humshofbrew, year 123
My information is based on the
Family Tree of the House of Niksar, Anatolia. Shalman is the current Emperor, the youngest son and last surviving child of Emperor Mithradates by his first wife, Anais.
Shalman's elder brother, Tontodates, died in 108 after a short reign, as did his twin sister, Roxani in circumstances that were at the time investigated. There followed an interregnum under the regency of Mithraces lasting until Shalman became Emperor - aged 13 - in 114. This confusing regency period is reported in
extracts of back-numbers of The News, which form part of the obituary of Antigonus' life. Next in line was the 3 year-old Shapur, who Mithraces declared heir-apparent but who died in 109.
For a while, the infant heir-apparent, Shalman, could not be found, and so Antigonus, satrap of Van and the eldest child of Mithradates by his second wife, Berengaria, was next in line and there was a period during which Antigonus claimed the Imperial Throne.
On
the assassination of Antigonus, then Satrap of Thrace in
Printemps 123 Emperor Shalman was 23 and still unmarried. This meant that since Shalman became emperor yet remained without issue, Antigonus had been the
heir-presumptive of the Pontic Imperial Throne at the time of his assassination. Antigonus left behind him his Chaldean widow, Vashti (the sister of Mustasha, then ruler of Chaldea) and their 13 year-old son, Demetriaces, who became heir-presumptive in his father's place - at least until the Emperor - who subsequently married Polonova in Slavonia - produces a child, who would then be
heir-apparent. The last surviving child of Mithradates by his second wife is their youngest daughter Ate, married to the Pontic satrap of Galatia, Macalix, the son of this union being the 5 year-old Tecalix Mithranes.
Much has happened in the campaign season of year 123 since the assassination. But before going into those dramatic events, can anyone add to this information or correct it in any way? I would particularly welcome corrections to any major errors anyone can find in the above. The Interregnum (Regency of Mithraces 108-114) is particularly confusing, but all clarifications or corrections are welcome.
If anyone can contribute to this discussion of Imperial geneology - including disputing its accuracy - do post the matter below. I will wait until the News for Humshofbrew is available (probably to be published in September at the earliest), which marks the end of the campaign season and the start of the winter of 123/124 before posting a summary of the dramatic events of the 123 campaign season, mostly based on
The News of The Known World for year 123. But contributions at any time are welcome, they don’t need to be in sequence.