Tenno Kurita

Tenno Kurita
Character Profile
Born 2305[1]
Died 2376[1]
Affiliation House Kurita
Position Coordinator of Worlds
Profession Noble
Parents Shiro Kurita (father)
Siblings Hagai Kurita
Omi Kurita
Shada Kurita
Children Kinkaku Kurita[1]
Nihongi Kurita[1]

Tenno Kurita was the second Coordinator of the Draconis Combine.

History[edit]

The son of the Draconis Combine's founder Shiro Kurita, Tenno Kurita succeeded his father as Coordinator upon the latter's death in 2348. Though a mild-mannered man who lacked his predecessor's political and strategic genius, Tenno proved to be an able administrator and ruler of the Combine. His reign saw the division of the Combine into military districts and prefectures (a system that remained in use throughout the Combine's history), the promotion of industrial development and population growth throughout the Combine, and a thawing in diplomatic relations with the Terran Hegemony.

Tenno Kurita faced his greatest crisis in December 2375. On Rasalhague, local terrorists assaulted the Combine governor's palace and slaughtered district governor Vladimir Kurita and almost his entire family, as well as Tenno's sister Omi. Shamed by his failure to ensure his sister's safety, Tenno contemplated seppuku to atone for his disgrace, a decision encouraged by his ambitious son Nihongi. When Omi's body arrived on New Samarkand in March 2376, Tenno carried out his suicide and was gratefully succeeded as Coordinator by Nihongi.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "The Draconis Combine's Line of Succession and Partial Kurita Family Tree"
  2. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 28: "Tenno's Reign"

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