Irulan

Irulan, officially the Union of Irulan but formerly known as the Irulan Freehold, is a nation native to Eldham made up of people under the tutelage of House Cairtu.The Union of Irulan is a unitary state ruled by House Cairtu.

History
The Cairtus and their followers from the Cairtu Corporation fled from Giedi Prime during the Harkonnens' planetary domination of the planet in the year of 9,980 following a series of noble rebellions. House Cairtu was granted a noble status following its success as a planetary trade company, its trade consisting of about 2.7% of CHOAM’s total wealth in the year 9,968. Following its ascension to nobility, House Cairtu was granted a large fief in the City of Restasin, a minor city consisting mostly of weapon manufacturers and trade storehouses.

Following a planetary civil war attempting to halt House Harkonnen’s harsh rule of Giedi Prime, House Cairtu was forced to flee after the Battle of Endulsha, wherein House Harkonnen won a decisive victory over the rebelling noble families in 9,977. House Cairtu was granted the fief of Geron II, a small, under-developed planet neighboring a much larger planet named Geron I, known as Rathnir to the single-planet nations that inhabit it. House Cairtu was also granted the Freehold of Irulan, a large land claim on Geron I with little development, soon after settling in Irulan, Bugov Cairtu succeeded his father as Lord-Freeholder of Irulan.

Government
Formerly a fief owned by House Cairtu, the Irulan Freehold was reformed into the Union of Irulan with a more bureaucratic and nation-like government. It is still ruled by House Cairtu with its family head as the Arka of the Union, the supreme source of authority in the Union. Despite this, there is an intricate bureaucratic system that goes top to bottom, from the Arkanate on top to districts below. Citizens are given many avenues to participate in the government, primarily though the state-owned Necessary Operations Mercantiles Enterprise (NOME) and the Samhiwan (militant religious order).

At the helm of the Union is the Arkanate, headed by the Arka who is required to be the head of House Cairtu. It comprises the Arka, members of House Cairtu, the Mahwazir, the Rais, and the Qayd. These people are the lawmakers and chief administrators of the primary branches of the Union Government. The Mahwazir heads the Council for Union Administration (CUA), which is responsible for the administration of the Union as a whole. The Rais heads NOME and manages its ventures and direction. The Qayd leads the Samhiwan, the military of the Union which also offers religious services and sacraments to the Irulani populace.

The two halves of CUA are al-Wuzara and the al-Hukkam. Al-Wuzara, consisting of wazirs (sing. wazir), manages the day-to-day affairs of the Union. Al-Hukkam, on the other hand, is made up of chief administrators and governors of directly-controlled and self-governing areas of the Union and is thus consulted less regularly than al-Wuzara. Major issues are generally shared with both halves of CUA by the Arkanate in order to make sure that all constituencies find decisions to be satisfactory and beneficial.