Lein Dynasty

The Lein Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of the Empire, founded by Tairazun Durun. Lasting for 538 years over the whole Empire, and an additional 74 years in its southern half, it was the first dynasty to practice and enforce centralised rule throughout the Empire, forsaking the system of semi-independent feudal lordships which had been in force for three dynasties and more than a thousand years.

The Lein Dynasty was a period of deep social, economic and political change as the empire transformed from one enduring set of political traditions to another; it was also a golden age of Tarakél civilisation. After capturing the crucial heartlands of the Empire, the Lein house extended its centralised form of rule first towards the south, and then the north; it also made far-reaching, and in many cases enduring, conquests of neighbouring areas, pushing the Empire's borders in every direction.

The Empire's expansion also led to the creation of a cosmopolitan imperial culture during this period. Influences in music, literature and philosophy moved into the centre from the periphery, fuelling a great diversity of thought, in turn supported by advances in agriculture and the economy which fed a large, well-to-do class in the cities.

Before the Founding
The Imperial House of the Lein Dynasty is descended from feudal lords on the northern boundaries of the Empire. The State of Lein was positioned on the south shore of Lake Makhos, the largest of the Northern Lakes which marked a natural border between the Empire and the peoples to its north.

In response to constant military pressure from the northern barbarians, the state of Lein was one of the most militarised in the Empire, since it declared its statehood in the middle of the Omé Dynasty.

Tairazunen
Main Article: List of Tairazunen of the Lein Dynasty