Coordinator of Worlds

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The Coordinator of Worlds, usually abbreviated to Coordinator, is the head of state of the Draconis Combine. He is essentially an absolute autocrat and commander-in-chief of the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery. The office is firmly in the hands of House Kurita.

Many Coordinators have avoided to exercise their power directly, allowing those around him to take care of most business. The office's mystique is as important than his actual power. In order to preserve this mystique many Coordinators have issued their orders indirectly, sometimes in the form of a riddle or haiku.

This tradition places full responsibility upon the official or officer in charge. In case of success he will be praised and rewarded for successfully carrying out his instructions. In case of failure he will be blamed and perhaps even punished as he "evidently" failed to carry out his orders in a proper manner.

For all its immense power, the office of Coordinator is not an easy one to hold. Being essentially an absolute dictator he will be held responsible for most major successes and military victories but also for most failures and military defeats. A high number of Coordinators have fallen victims of assassination. It is an open secret that many of these deeds were committed by young fanatical military officers of the Draconis Combine or by covert intelligence operatives of the Internal Security Force.

Siriwan McAllister-Kurita, the only female to even hold the rank, was in several cases just called Brevet Coordinator because the patriarchal nobility of the Combine would not accept her as ruler in her own right.[1]

Draconis Combine Coordinators[edit]

Name Reign
Coordinators of the Draconis Combine
Shiro Kurita 2319 - 2348
Tenno Kurita 2348 - 2376
Nihongi Kurita 2376 - 2396
Robert Kurita 2396 - 2412
Parker Kurita 2412[2][3] - 2421
Nihongi Von Rohrs 2421 - 2452
Kozo Von Rohrs 2452 - 2470
Yama Von Rohrs 2470 - 2508
Krüger Von Rohrs 2508 - 2510
Martin McAllister 2510 - 2515
Siriwan McAllister-Kurita 2515 - 2515
Warren Kurita 2515 - 2517
Siriwan McAllister-Kurita 2517 - 2556
Hehiro Kurita 2556 - 2591
Leonard Kurita 2591 - 2605
Blaine Kurita 2605 - 2605
Siriwan McAllister-Kurita 2605 - 2607
Sanethia Kurita 2607 - 2620
Urizen Kurita 2620 - 2691
Takiro Kurita 2691 - 2766
Minoru Kurita 2766 - 2796
Jinjiro Kurita 2796 - 2837[4]
Zabu Kurita 2837 - 2838
Yoguchi Kurita 2838 - 2850[5]
Miyogi Kurita 2850 - 2890
Taragi Kurita 2890 - 2907
Shinjiro Kurita 2907 - 2925
Hugai Kurita 2925[6] - 2963[7]
Hohiro Kurita I 2963 - 3004
Takashi Kurita 3004 - 3054
Theodore Kurita 3054 - 3070
Hohiro Kurita II 3070 - 3104
Vincent Kurita II 3104 - 3137
Yori Kurita 3137 -

References[edit]

  1. Handbook: House Kurita, pp. 27–28: "GRACE UNDER SIRIWAN"
  2. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 105: "The Third Keeper"
  3. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 31
  4. First Succession War, p. 129: "Jinjiro Kurita" profile
  5. Sorenson's Sabres, p. 7
  6. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 81: "Hugai Kurita"
  7. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 84: "Decline and Fall"

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