Volkar Stellar Imperium

Not to be confused with the Stellar Imperium of Julau, which was also commonly referred to as the Volkar Stellar Imperium.The Volkar Stellar Imperium, officially the Stellar Imperium of Rhych, and also known as the Volkar Star Empire, the Volkar Imperium, the Volkar Empire, or simply as the Imperium or Empire, was the interstellar political entity of the Volkar species from the advent of the Volkar hyperdrive in 2067 until the end of the Volkar Revolutionary Wars in 2341. It was a galactic Great Power from approximately 2150 until 2328.

The Stellar Imperium was ruled by the Imperial House Rhych and for most of its history had its capital at Rhych Kavalk.

Founded upon the first successful interstellar transit made by the Volkara, in the year 2067, the Stellar Imperium was a feudal state, comprised of several largely independent factions, called the Great Houses, and a larger number of smaller factions, called the Middle and Lesser Houses.

While nominally a united entity under the rule of the Imperator, or Emperor, conflicts between the various Houses within the Stellar Imperium were frequent, and foreign affairs, like wars with xeno powers, were often left to the various Houses to pursue as they wished.

The Stellar Imperium largely collapsed following the events of the Volkar Revolution in 2328, splitting into a number of successor states during the period known as the Volkar Revolutionary Wars. Throughout this period, the Stellar Imperium remained nominally existent as the Stellar Imperium of Rhych, though its recognition as the Imperial state was limited. In 2341 the Stellar Imperium's remaining territories were annexed by the newly founded Volkar Stellar Commonwealth.