Cleon Zhunastu
| Cleon Zhunastu | |
| Incumbent | |
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| Preceded by | none |
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| Succeeded by | Cleon II |
| Born | -57 |
| Died | 53 |
Cleon Zhunastu was born as the inheritor to the Zhunastu family and heir to the title of Grand Duke in the Sylean Federation.
Cleon, following the custom of the nobility in the Federation, took a grand tour of the federation starting in -34. He spent a year studying at the AAB on Vland, returning to Sylea via a circuitous route through Amdukan and Antares. He returned to Sylea in -30 only a month before his father dies.
In -30 Cleon attains the title of Grand Duke of the Sylean Federation and acquires controlling interest in Zhunastu Conglomerate, one of the largest industrial conglomerates in the Federation. With the combined political force of his title and the economic force of the conglomerate, Cleon set to reforming the Sylean Federation.
According to Sylean history, Francis Repzinski, one of the last claimant to the throne of the Second Imperium established the capital on Sylea. Cleon, and the Grand Senate, used this connection to establish the legitimate claim of the Sylean Federation as the heir to the First and Second Imperiums. In the Sylean year 651, the Grand senate crowns Cleon as Emperor of the Third Imperium. One of Cleon's first acts is to declare the current year to be Year 0 of the new Third Imperium.
One factor in the success of Cleon, and the newly founded Third Imperium is the VIlani Imperium. The Vilani held throughout the Long Night a sizable stellar empire. Cleon negotiated an agreement that the Vilani would recognize and become a part of the Third Imperium in return for security and political guarantees.
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| Cleon I • Cleon II • Artemsus • Martin I • Martin II • Cleon III • Porfiria • Anguistus • Martin III • Martin V • Nicholle • Cleon IV • Jerome • Jaqueline I • Olav • Ramon I • Constantus • Nicolai • George • Barracks Emperors • Cleon V • Joseph • Donald • Emdiri • Catharine • Ramon II • Jaqueline II • Usuti • Marava • Ivan • Martin VI • Gustus • Arbellatra • Zhakirov • Margaret I • Paulo I • Tomutov I • Paula II • Tomutova II • Margaret II • Styryx • Gavin • Paulo III • Strephon |