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'''Scholar-princes''' were prominent figures in the governance of the ancient [[elf|elven]] nation of [[Eita]], subordinate to the monarch, who carried the title of [[Scholar-King|scholar-king]]. Appointed by the monarch to lead cities or territories, scholar-princes were almost always learned figures, as just as with the king or queen the legitimacy of the scholar-princes was derived in large part from their support of, and participation in, intellectual endeavors. Scholar-princes were expected to be active participants in the endless debates that took place in Eitan scholar-halls. Failure to do so, or failure to present convincing arguments or evidence to support one's position, was seen as a sign of a lack of rigor or curiosity, and therefore a lack of the ability to govern. In this way the scholar-halls served political as well as educational purposes.

Though the title of scholar-king disappeared with the decline of Eita, that of scholar-prince did not, though the direct inheritors of Eita, the inhabitants of [[Hinthial]], do not use it. Instead, it has persevered through the global Eitan diaspora in communities and peoples carried far away by the [[aerolith|aeroliths]]. Most notably the rulers of [[Yurukan]] in the [[Aban Steppe]], far to the north and east of Eita, still call themselves scholar-princes, as do certain leaders of other landed aeroliths elsewhere.

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