Lore

Baharuth Empire

バハルス帝国

World & HistoryGeography & Nations

A prosperous human nation east of the Azerlisia Mountains, centralized under the "Bloody Emperor" Jircniv; after Vol. 10 it voluntarily became a vassal of the Sorcerer Kingdom.

Capital: the Imperial capital Arwintar; ruler: Emperor Jircniv Rune Farlord El-Nix
Government: absolute monarchy; until about three generations ago it was a feudal state much like the Kingdom, but the current emperor purged many nobles and promoted talented commoners
Military: the Imperial Knights, a professional army (10,000 per army), plus the Four Imperial Knights, Chief Court Wizard Fluder, and the Ministry of Magic
In the Web novel its population exceeds 8 million with a relatively high literacy rate; it maintains peaceful trade with the dwarf nation
It fought the Kingdom on the Katze Plains every year to wear down its strength, and jointly maintained undead-hunting outposts on the Katze Plains with the Kingdom
Key events: Workers invaded Nazarick → alliance with the Sorcerer Kingdom → the Massacre at Katze Plains → Jircniv's anti–Sorcerer Kingdom alliance failed and he asked to become a vassal
Since it became a vassal, part of its military has been supplemented by the Sorcerer Kingdom's undead, and the preamble of Imperial law enshrines the absolute authority of the Sorcerer King and his close aides
The Imperial capital Arwintar has the commoners' greatest entertainment venue, the "Arena," and the Empire's highest institution of learning, the "Imperial Magic Academy," both with separate entries
The Four Imperial Knights have separate entries: "Lightning Bolt" Baziwood, "Fierce Gale" Nimble, "Heavy Explosion" Leinas, and "the Unassailable" Nazami (killed in Vol. 7)