Siñiari Mesopitu Ŋuri-Eilari

Siñiari Mesopitu Ŋuri-Eilari was the 1st souvereign of Baranxtu from the dynasty of Ŋurυa-Eilarυa. He supported the revolution against the cruel Ŋurυa-Ahadυa dynasty and was rewarded with the throne of the new found monarchy of Baranxtu.

Biography

He was born in the provincial town of Aida, in the northern regions of the kingdom of Baranxtu. As a member of one of the branches of the Ŋurυa dynasty, he enjoyed the typical upbringing of an aristocrat.

That meant a throrough education, including university. After his arranged marriage with Amára Segúriai Filárante, a member of the Manyaian aristocracy, he went to Mányazei to study mathematics there. He received the Manyaian Bétekeàtir degree, and became a professor for mathematics at the University of Bηrηa in 1780.

All his children were born in the following decade: Aŋlija in 1781, Selia in 1783, Buti and Andri in 1785, Hala in 1788 and Usteda in 1790.

In 1788, he was made Counselor of Education to the Baranxtuan king, further strengthening Siñiari's reputation among the elite. Two years later, he inherited the family's estates and thus became one of the richest men in Baranxtu.
Around the same time, he became interested in the politics of the colony of Baranxtu. He had heard about the repressive government and was outraged at its treatment of non-Baranxtuans. Though himself a firm agnostic, he supported the religious minorities calling for their personal liberty in the colony vehemently.

He started to give money to various organisations and also put pressure on the king to withdraw economical support of the colony as long as it maltreated its citizens, which led to a crisis between the kingdom and its colony, resulting in the colony's independence in 1792.

In 1800, he quit his post as a royal counselor and resumed working as a professor, this time at the University of Mányazei. He now also started to give money in order to equip the enemies of the Theocracy of Baranxtu with weapons. Finally, in 1811, a revolution disposed of the High Priest Apri, the souvereign of the colony.
This ended the theocracy, and after three more years, a new constitution for the former colony had been drafted. Siñiari had been one of the major forces in the process, and it was decided he should become the new king of the country, and so, in 1814 (on the first day of the Baranxtuan new year) he was crowned king of the Constitutional Monarchy of Baranxtu.

He pressured his children to move to his new country, in order to become his reightful heirs. Only his youngest daughter, Usteda, refused to do so. She changed her surname from Ŋura-Eilara to Aidia and became a normal citizen of the kingdom of Baranxtu.
In 1815, he ordered a family residence to be built in the town of Laguria, where most of the subsequent monarchs of the country would be born.

During the seven years of his reign, he used much of his private fortune to help in the rebuilding of the country, which had been torn apart by the revolution. In his time, he was a celebrated king and is fondly remembered up to this day.
When he died on June 5th, 1821, thousands came to his funeral to show their respect for their first king.

Today, June 5th is a national holiday. The oldest part of the University of Ωn-Baranxiž is named after him, as is one of the oldest and most renowned hospitals in the capital