Peerage System of Gishabrun

The Peerage system of Gishabrun was a hierarchy of titles created by HIM Tsar Kuri I of the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun on the 13th of August, 2010, to honor people in a manner similar to that of orders of knighthoods. Originally, these peerages were granted by the Tsar and were hereditary (except for Bailif) titles to a particular area of Gishabruni land. On 16 May, 2011, the peerage system was reformed to be a list of titles that were assigned to all citizens based on their meritocratic rating. This system was dissolved upon the absorption of Gishabrun into the Free State of Renasia as Gishabrun SAR on July 22nd, 2012.

Hereditary system

Under the original system, these titles were all hereditary (except that of Bailif), but the titles granted no power whatsoever to the recipient. They were given out for contributions to the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun, any micronation recognised by Gishabrun, or any other non-micronational field. All titles could be included in one's style and title recipients were given the optional privilege to obtain a personal coat of arms. Any peerages with a population could be included in the mailing address of those residents.

Occupancy and laws

The Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun was been divided up into two different types of land, titular and non-titular. Titular land was land that could legally be granted to a person receiving a peerage, while non-titular land could not be given to someone as part of a peerage. Non-Titular land included all National Parks and Monuments, as well as Somewhere Oblast. When a peerage was to be given out, HIM the Tsar of Gishabrun granted them a piece of named titular land, possibly a coat of arms and, depending on the significance of their contribution, an appropriate title, for instance: "The Graf of Example".

This title and arms would then get passed down through the eldest child until the title-bearer either "abdicated" or died without any successor. In such a case, HIM the Tsar would be able to re-grant the title (and arms) to another person, and the Tsar could change the title (but not the realm-name or coat of arms), depending on whether the next person's contribution is more or less significant, before re-granting it. Once a Bailif or Bailine (which is a life peerage) died or "abdicated", HIM the Tsar could re-grant the title with the same conditions mentioned above. Those individuals deemed "criminals" by the Council of Gishabrun were barred from holding a title, and if a title-bearer became a criminal, HIM the Tsar would have to re-grant his/her title. Title bearers were also entitled to numerals in front of their names. The coat of arms that the title-bearer receives could only have supporters if their rank was Khan or higher.

Hierarchy

This is a list of all Gishabruni titles under the old system, in order of importance.

Tile (Male Equivalent)	Title (Female Equivalent)	Realm
Knyaz	Knyagina	Knyazhestvo
Prince	Princess	Principality
Boyarin	Boyarina	Boyarinate
Grand Duke	Grand Duchess	Grand Duchy
Khan	Khatun	Khanate
Duke	Duchess	Duchy
Graf	Grafess	Grafy
Baron	Baroness	Barony
Marquis	Marquise	Marquisate
Bailif	Bailine	Bailiwick

Peerages

This is a list of all Peerages, by date founded.

• Principality of Annina Kravat. Held by: Anna I, Princess of Annina Kravat and HIM Tsar Kuri I, Prince of Annina Kravat. Date Founded: August 15, 2010.
• Barony of Travin. Held by: The Right Honorable Roger I, Baron of Travin, Ambassador of Kvartirskaya Oblast. Date Founded: August 18, 2010. Disestablished: December 6, 2010.
• Grand Duchy of Bench-Fraction. Held by: The Right Honorable Sovetus I, Grand Duke of Bench-Fraction, Ambassador of Somewhere Oblast. Date Founded: September 23, 2010.

The two remaining peerages, the Principality of Annina Kravat and the Grand Duchy of Bench-Fraction, were disestablished on 16 May 2011, due to the creation of the new, meritocratic peerage system.

Meritocratic system

Since January of 2011, Gishabrun had been ranking its citizens with a meritocratic rating system. This system, controlled by the Gishabruni Rating Committee, assigned every Gishabruni citizen a numerical rating based on their contributions to the Empire. Positive contributions resulted in additional points, while negative contributions resulted in points being taken away. The exact ratings of each citizen were considered a closely guarded state secret. On 30 March 2011, the position of Tsar of Gishabrun (among others) began to be determined as the highest-rated Gishabruni citizen, rather than hereditarily as before.

On May 16, 2011, the Peerage Act (2010) was reformed, which granted all citizens peerages based on their ratings as a percent of the Tsar's (highest) rating. This reform included a provision to divide all citizens' meritocratic ratings in half every year on First Landing Day (June 23rd), with the other half being distributed to each citizen in the form of Brun. This was done at a rate of 50 merit points to one Brun. This division was enacted to prevent older ratings from artificially boosting the status of someone who subsequently became inactive, and to give new citizens a chance to catch up and prove their worth.

This meritocratic peerage system was dissolved upon the absorption of Gishabrun into the Free State of Renasia as Gishabrun SAR on July 22nd, 2012.

Hierarchy

Tile (Male Equivalent)	Title (Female Equivalent)	Rating percentile
Tsar	Tsaritsa	100
Knyaz	Knyagina	90
Prince	Princess	80
Boyarin	Boyarina	70
Khan	Khatun	60
Marquis	Maqruise	50
Honourable Subject	Honourable Subject	40
Sir	Madam	30
Master	Master [sic]	20
Comrade	Comrade	10
Peasant (no title)	Peasant (no title)	0
Hooligan	Hooligan	-25
Scumbag	Scumbag	-50
Traitor	Traitor	-75
Enemy of the State	Enemy of the State	-100