House Hoila’kosu was one of the noble houses of Haraf, also known as the Haraf'ne Kinah. It was founded in 801 by Dibe’no Hoila’kosu, a charismatic negotiator who united the scarce tribes of western Haraf through shrewd diplomacy and intrigue, marking the end of the Anarchic Period of western Haraf and of the Silent Curse. The Kinah was notorious for its immense agricultural output, coming from their mastery in using the ruined qanat irrigation for agriculture, as well as its republican tradition, a custom unseen in most of Haraf. Rulers of the Kinah were elected for 12 years terms by an elector council of rich farmers, who were themselves elected by the people. Any Hoila’kosu could present to the election, and the day of the election, called the Day of the Bounty’s Choosing, was a date of grand festivities organized by the candidates to gain the people’s support. House Hoila’kosu would be embroiled in the Three Kinah Wars from 1004 to 1076 and lost most of its eastern territory then. The Kinah would be disbanded along Houses Keiin’achi and Datai’tsel during the breakdown of the Federation.
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