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<p>Stormlight place/lore/order article (Corvus), book-canon</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Kholinar&#039;&#039;&#039; is the capital city of [[Alethkar]] and the traditional seat of [[House Kholin]], the ruling house of the Alethi. A great walled city built among natural rock formations, Kholinar was the home of King [[Gavilar Kholin]] and later of his brother [[Dalinar Kholin]], and it features prominently in the events of [[The Stormlight Archive]].<br /> <br /> == Geography ==<br /> Kholinar is distinguished by its windblades -- enormous, thin formations of rock that rise around and through the city, giving it a dramatic and defensible character. The city is surrounded by walls and contains a royal palace, markets, and the ardentia&#039;s complexes. As with other settlements in eastern [[Roshar]], its architecture accounts for the regular [[The Highstorm|highstorms]].<br /> <br /> == History ==<br /> As the seat of [[House Kholin]], Kholinar was the heart of [[Alethkar]] both during and after the unification of the Alethi princedoms under [[Gavilar Kholin|Gavilar]]. After Gavilar&#039;s assassination and the departure of the [[Alethkar|Alethi]] highprinces to the [[The Shattered Plains|Shattered Plains]], the city was left under the rule of the crown in [[Vorinism|Vorin]] tradition.<br /> <br /> During the events of the Archive, Kholinar fell under siege and was beset by the influence of the [[Unmade]] and the returning [[Voidbringers]]. Its [[Oathgate]] became a critical objective, as control of it would link the city to [[Urithiru]]. The city&#039;s fall was a grievous blow to the human coalition and to House Kholin.<br /> <br /> == Significance ==<br /> Kholinar&#039;s [[Oathgate]] made it strategically vital, and its loss marked a turning point in the war against [[Odium]]. As the ancestral home of [[Dalinar Kholin]], [[Elhokar Kholin|Elhokar]], and their line, the city carries deep significance for the central figures of the saga.<br /> <br /> [[Category:The Stormlight Archive]]<br /> [[Category:Places]]</div>

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