Coordinator of Worlds

The Coordinator of Worlds, usually abbreviated to Coordinator, is the head of state of the Draconis Combine.

History

The Coordinator 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.

List of Coordinators of Worlds

Name	Reign
Shiro Kurita	2319 – 2348
Tenno Kurita	2348 – 2376
Nihongi Kurita	2376 – 2396
Robert Kurita	2396 – 2412
Parker Kurita	2412 – 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
Zabu Kurita	2837 – 2838
Yoguchi Kurita	2838 – 2850
Miyogi Kurita	2850 – 2890
Taragi Kurita	2890 – 2907
Shinjiro Kurita	2907 – 2925
Hugai Kurita	2925 – 2963
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

Bibliography

• First Succession War
• House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)