_Michael_
Troubadour
So, I've got a small kingdom I'm building called Azkarra, and it's sort of a situation where urban-centric nobles rule over steppe-land horsemen tribes that are similar to Cossacks. The Harabi are happy because they are given access to markets to sell their horses, based on the Akhal-Teke but colored like Weimeraners, which are supposed to be prized the world over. They only sell gelded males and owning one is considered a mark of distinction. Most are usually bought up by nobles and royalty, as they are expensive.
I need to formulate a government for this kingdom, which will likely be sort of chimera of nobles and royalty who tentatively rule the kingdom while leaving the Hills of Harabi region to its own semi-autonomy so the horsemen tribes continue to breed horses and enrich the entire kingdom. I need ideas on how this government might look and what might be its characteristics. I'm hoping to draw real-world inspirations, but I'm out of my depth and figured I'd ask those more knowledgable than myself. I'm sort of envisioning a Cossacks/tsar thing, but it's very evanescent at this point, and I'd like to get it down to brass tacks.
Thanks ahead of time!
I need to formulate a government for this kingdom, which will likely be sort of chimera of nobles and royalty who tentatively rule the kingdom while leaving the Hills of Harabi region to its own semi-autonomy so the horsemen tribes continue to breed horses and enrich the entire kingdom. I need ideas on how this government might look and what might be its characteristics. I'm hoping to draw real-world inspirations, but I'm out of my depth and figured I'd ask those more knowledgable than myself. I'm sort of envisioning a Cossacks/tsar thing, but it's very evanescent at this point, and I'd like to get it down to brass tacks.
Thanks ahead of time!