Succession to the Qymish throne
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Succession to the Qymish throne follows agnatic primogeniture as stipulated in the Fundamental Law of Qym.
Eligibility
Chapter 2, Section 3 of the Fundamental Law of Qym requires any successor to be a direct male-line descendants of Bacha I, the first King of Qym, and to be at least 30 and under 75 years of age. A potential successor is deprived of his rights to the crown if he marries without the consent of the king (or the consent of those exercising the king's powers). The lost right may be re-established by the king (or by those exercising the king's powers). Should there be no eligible descendant of Bacha I by the time the reigning king reaches 74 years of age, he may name an adopted son of suitable age as his heir presumptive. No foreign head of state may become King of Qym.
When heir apparent Prince Vuqac began dating Mabel Pegan in 2439, the general sentiment among the Qymish public was that he intended to marry her, which he confirmed by formally declaring his intention to marry her a month later. Vuqac had converted to Ānism in 2438, leading to much controversy since 90.7% of the population of Qym follows Scildism. The couple became engaged in early 2440, although it was reported that Vuqac did not ask his father King Bacha XVIII's permission, and had therefore lost his right to the Qymish throne under the Fundamental Law. This, however, proved to be false reports and Bacha XVIII declared his neutrality regarding his son's Ānist marriage, reminding his subjects of Article 8 of the Fundamental Law guaranteeing freedom of religion. Bacha XVIII's passivity regarding his heir apparent's religious conversion and choice of wife was criticized by the public and mass protests began throughout Qym, leading to the Qymish succession crisis of 2440–2441.
Following the succession crisis, calls were made to change eligibility rules to add requirements for the King of Qym to follow Scildism, but that would have violated the Fundamental Law itself, which guarantees freedom of religion. There were also calls to introduce absolute primogeniture, which would remove male requirements and establish gender equality. In the end, neither changes have occurred, and Bacha XVIII was mainly blamed for the succession crisis, as he could have simply not approved his son's marriage, and could have raised his sons better so Mirmo wouldn't have relinquished his royal privileges, and Vuqac wouldn't have converted to Ānism.
Line of succession
Bacha XVI (2297-2379)
- Bacha XVII (b. 2334)
- Bacha XVIII (b. 2365)
- Template:Tree list/final branch Mirmo ish Zhifol (2408-2441)
- Template:Tree list/final branch Bacha XIX (2410-2441)
- Template:Tree list/final branch Bacha XX (b. 2368)
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Qodzar (b. 2408)
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- Template:Tree list/final branch Prince Kytoj (2339-2431)
- Template:Tree list/final branch(1) Prince Gargu (b. 2380)
- Template:Tree list/final branch(2) Prince Farem (b. 2410)
- Template:Tree list/final branch(3) Prince Nimerk (b. 2384)
- Template:Tree list/final branch(1) Prince Gargu (b. 2380)
- Template:Tree list/final branch Prince Ulir (2343-2435)
- Template:Tree list/final branch(4) Prince Dabul (b. 2382)
