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Arguably the first emperor of the Fortunan Empire, Faro I took a firm, and at time ruthless, stance during his reign to secure the loyalty of the Fortunan nobility to the emperor. His main focus was centering the Empire on the island of Rosa, forming the Imperial Fortunan City, outcentralizing ofthe imperial court within the original lands of the Kingdom of Fortuna. Creating and enforcing a set of doctrines and reforms, known as Faro's Code, which implemented a system of taxation and distributed land to noblemen who swore an oath of loyalty to the emperor, requiring to appear before the imperial court twice a year. To further prove the legitimacy of the imperial court, Faro swiftly defeated stubborn noblemen and immediately confiscated their land and possessions to be redistributed. By the time of his death in 1038, the Fortunan Archipelago was more stabilized and the authority of the imperial court legitimized.