Sultan of Packilvania: Difference between revisions

The Sultan has the power to appoint the Council of State. The Council of State is responsible for verifying and recording the credentials of Princes and delineating the line of succession. It has the power to declare the incapacitation of the sovereign and appoint a Regent in his stead. It also has the authority to declare the end of a Sultan's reign if he dies or goes missing for longer than 10 years. The Council of State has the power to compel the Sultan to abdicate if it finds him guilty of various high crimes. If the Council of State declares the Sultan permanently incapacitated then it is seen as a constructive abdication.

 

[[File:Bingol Royal Palace.jpg|thumb|The [[Bingol Royal Palace]], one of the oldest continuously inhabited royal residences in the world]]

The Sultan is entitled to the use of Royal residences for the exercise of his duties. He currently resides in the [[Bingol Royal Palace]] which is an International Heritage Site. Furthermore his remains are to be kept in the [[Tomb of Sultans]] unless he has declared another place for his internment. There are other palaces owned by the state that he has a right to use such as. There are 21 state owned palaces. This means that they belong to the state and are held by the Sultan in trust during his tenure and cannot be sold except by statute. There are hundreds of properties owned by the Bedonite dynasty that he access to as well. Most of the state-owned palaces are used as public spaces and museums when the Sultan is not in residence.