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Khan Nurhaci announces surprise abdication in a rare broadcast address to the nation
The nation's eighty-year-old monarch surprises the country with the announcement of his intention to abdicate in favour of his son, Nilhuma, ahead of the 46th anniversary of his ascension to the throne in 5655
1 May 5701



"My dear Bianjians, time flies fast, and it has been almost forty-six years since I have been serving you as your monarch, but I am not as tough and fresh anymore". With these words, Khan's rare broadcast address to the nation began. The eighty-year-old monarch of Bianjie, looking older than ever, with his grey hair and wrinkles, addressed the nation as the 46th anniversary of his ascension to the throne comes closer.

"Following the celebration of my sapphire jubilee reign anniversary, I have undergone surgery on my heart, which was hidden from the public, and for that I am asking for your forgiveness", the monarch said. "However, worrying about my health is the last thing I wish for you to do". Khan Nurhaci proceeded to talk about his health and how, although he is still doing fine, he believes the worsening conditions may affect his reign, and that there must be a change. "Thus, after a series of discussions with my family and the Privy Council, I have decided to abdicate from the throne in favour of my son, Age Nilhuma". The nation's reigning monarch said that he will formally abdicate on the day of his 46th anniversary, on 25 May 5701, with Age Nilhuma ascending the same very day. "I know that Nilhuma is capable of being the Khan for all of the nation, and I will be there to help him, to help my family, and be there for you, even from my retirement", the outgoing Khan said in his televised address. According to Khan Nurhaci himself, he has been considering abdication for a "considerable amount of time", and that the heart surgery only made his decision final. "This is a decision I do not take lightly and easily, but it is the right time to leave the throne for the next generation", he said.

However, that was not the only surprise the Khan got for the population in his address. Coming to the final part of his message to the nation. "If I am to leave the throne, I wish for it to be a high note. Therefore, I previously asked the Privy Council to introduce the amendments to the laws regarding the monarchy, repealing the current succession system, and replacing it with the absolute primogeniture, allowing our female royals to be equals, and equally having the ability to ascend to the throne", the reigning monarch proclaimed. According to Khan, there will be a change to the succession law, which will allow women to be heirs, and thus, Khans. "Bianjie is no longer a nation of the past; we are the nation of the future, the nation that walks alongside the rest of the world, sometimes even running ahead of it, and that is why it is my utmost belief that we are very well past the time to allow this". Khan said that he hopes the amendments will be approved before the planned abdication later this month, so that this change can be his farewell to Bianjie.

Now, Age, also known as the Prince in the western world, Nilhuma, who is 48, will become Bianjie's 11th Khan since the restoration of the Khanate following the coup d'ètat in August of 5373, and subsequently the head of state, whose powers been greatly reduced after the adoption of the amendments to the Constitution in 5489. Nilhuma's wife, Gungju, corresponding to the western term Princess, Kanasa, will become the next Hehehan, or Queen Consort, according to the western terminology.



The Daily Report (日報), also known as Nippō, is a major daily newspaper based in Namušun, Bianjie.
The paper is published in both official languages in the broadsheet format and is also available online in other international languages.