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'''Jahangir''' (863 - ??? [[AIC]]), born '''Nicodemus Belisarius''' and '''Nicodemos Garantius''', also called the '''Sayyid''', was first emperor of the [[Garanid Empire]]. Seeing corruption in the empire, he launched a campaign to conquer [[Garantinople]] whilst the [[Holy Archadian Empire]] was distracted by the [[Imperial Civil War]] which saw the nobles of [[Urbs Archadia]] and [[Nicolovia]] rebel against his sister, [[Berenike Garantia]].

== Early Life ==
Nicodemus Belisarius was born eldest son of [[Baldassare Velisario]] in 863 AIC. As eldest son, he was heir to the [[Holy Archadian Empire]]. After his fathers death in 878 AIC, the Imperial Guard was sent to the retrieve Nicodemus from [[Isthar]], where he was being educated. Possibly sensing a coup by her sister, [[Berenike Garantia|Berenike]], he ordered the guards killed before they could kidnap him. Nicodemus then left for the desert of [[Haram]], into hiding.

== Imperial Civil War ==
Whilst in the desert of Haram, Nicodemus adopted the name Sayyid. He led an attack on the contingent of [[Order of Saint Kastor of Karden]] who were deployed to find him, personally executing [[Hermann von Eleuburg]] through the means of scorpions. He marched on [[Dehradun]], where he met with the commanding officer [[Manuel Parapinakes]] and convinced him to relinquish control of the fort and army. 

The Sayyid then marched on [[Garantinople]] and had the army, now mixed Haramites and Archadians, camp outside its walls. [[Irulan Garantia]] and [[Manuel Parapinakes]] had the city open its walls for the army, which was forbidden from looting, whilst the Sayyid walked to the palace. The garrison surrendered with little bloodshed. At the palace, the Sayyid found the Empress [[Berenike Garantia]] dying by suicide.

== Reign ==
After the seizure of power, the Sayyid, now revealed to be Nicodemos Garantius, gave a speech to the cheering crowds of the city. He denounced the heliarch [[Innocentius Aurelius]], exiling him to the desert of Haram, and dissolved the [[Heliarchy]]. He denounced [[Sotiranity]] also, and implored the crowds to "look into the sun and see the truth". He dissolved the Holy Archadian Empire, granting independence to [[Vlachia]], [[Faendal]], and [[Nicolovia]] as well as exiling [[Archadia (city)|Archadia]] from the city. The [[Consilium Basileii]] was also dissolved. He took the name Jahangir, the true Conqueror of the World.

A new empire, the so-called Garanid Empire, was formed, centred on Garantinople and Isthar, with Jahangir its first Emperor. The empire was renowned for its equality, with all religions being accepted.

Some consider Jahangir to be as crazy as his sister.

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