Sargon Gilgamesh-Pilagga Azulpolassar
Sargon Gilgamesh-Pilagga Azulpolassar is the titular Third Prince of The Hexarchy. Born Sargon-Pilagga Gilgamesh-nadinshumi Azulpolassar U-Arumenanesser, the prince had no technical surname to speak of, like most others in the country. In accordance to the Naming Conventions Act of 1694, he changed and shortened his name to reflect the new demand for surnames appearing in the country, due to pressures from foreign governments to identify the citizens of this otherwise exotic country. In contemporary language, his name translates roughly into: "Sargon, grandson of Agga, son of Gilgamesh, protected by Azul." Currently, he is studying international relations at the Imperial University in Cardenas in Wechua, New Alexandria. He is currently on break from studies to communicate with the public on topics relating to his country's incredibly diverse culture. Unlike his older brothers, he chose to adopt the legal surname "Azulpolassar" for himself, rather than wait for any children of his to pick something entirely different.
He is the third child of Praetor Gilgamesh II of The Hexarchy and his wife, Esharra of Azul'an. Born in 1670 AN in the then-national capital of Azul'an, he was only a small child when The Hexarchy finally achieved its independence as a unified nation-state. He is also the first of his family born after the period of war that had preceded these efforts. As such, his arrival heralded the start of an era of stability in the region, and as such he has been able to develop an especially deep cultural appreciation for his homeland, even more so than his two older brothers.
Early Life & Education
After graduating his elementary education through private tutors, he went through an alternative form of high school at the nascent University of Kobol, as the country's formal secondary education system was otherwise still in development at the time. As part of his studies with these same tutors, he was frequently brought with them on their trips abroad following the Hexarchy's recognition of independence by various world powers in 1685, ten years after the country had formed and somewhat stabilized its core territory. By the time these basic studies were completed, he was sent back home to complete his training at the University of Kobol, one of the few such institutions in the rapidly modernizing country equipped for the task at this tumultuous period of time.
Like a few other higher education institutions in the country, the University had already been staffed with scholars from Adrestia and other parts of the world friendly to The Hexarchy's government at the time, and was thus adequately prepared to tutor children of regional rulers. By the time he graduated in 1688, his grandfather Praetor Gilgamesh I had already assumed the eponymous office. Seeing a future dominated by his own children, Sargon's father wasted no time in sending all of his children of appropriate age abroad for their education. Thus, he was sent to the University of Gondolin in Adrestia, where he would graduate with honors in 1693 AN with a dual degree in Global Business and in International Affairs.
After graduating from U Gondolin, Sargon traveled to New Alexandria, where he toured the country and eventually took up graduate studies at the Imperial University at Cardenas. While there, he is working on a master degree in International Relations, with a focus on building on the woefully sparse scholarship that regards The Hexarchy. Having come from what was, until very recently, a backwards country fraught with danger from hostile fauna and savage peoples, the country still suffers a poor reputation abroad. He hopes that not only will his work enlighten the world on his country's rich cultural heritage, but also bring lessons from his host countries back for his own people to use in their efforts to truly bring the Hexarchy and its most remote, wild peoples into the modern age.
Diplomatic Work
While in New Alexandria, Prince Sargon has maintained a modest pace to his studies, instead frequently touring the country and promoting his homelands' culture to those who would listen. While it is still far too early to tell, he is a favorite to become the next Praetor due to his rapidly strengthening qualifications, charisma, and growing connections with political leaders abroad. He is also heavily involved in volunteer work within the country, and may often be seen working with one advocacy group or another. Due to his own background, he can empathize with economically and politically challenged peoples, as he spent his own childhood in an environment clouded by war.
It is rumored that he is aiding in the planning of his own father's state visit to New Alexandria and elsewhere at an indeterminate point in the future.
