Kou Empire

The Kou Empire (煌帝国, Kō Teikoku) is a large nation that is militaristic. It is considered one of the most powerful nations in the current era because of the number of Dungeon Capturers and the armies the empire controls. The empire is also described as very aggressive, using any reason to attack another nation.

History
Although it was just a small country in the Far East, it grew to the central plains after borrowing power from Judal, who was brought by the organization Al Sarmen shortly after the founding of the country.

Imperial Family
The Ren family, currently composed by the Empress, four princes and eight princesses, is who runs the Kou Empire.

Hakutoku Ren, the First Emperor, was who founded the country. He had four children with his wife, Gyokuen Ren.

When the First Emperor and two of his sons died in a fire during a revolt, his brother Koutoku Ren, who had ten children with at least three different women, became the Second Emperor and adopted the other two siblings. Gyokuen then married the Second Emperor, soon after.

Dungeon Capturers
Six members of the Imperial Family are Dungeon Capturers and King Candidates. They were invited by Judal to capture the dungeons that he summoned. Except Hakuryuu, who was sent by Sinbad to the 61th Dungeon, Zagan, in the Toran Village located in the Sindria territory.

Army
The Kou Empire send Dungeon Capturers to the countries in its outskirts to invade them. Recently, they even have dungeon monsters in their army.

Kouga Household Corps
The Kou Empire has a army consisting by more than 100 members of the Kouga Clan, called Kouga Household Corps. All of them are part of Hakuei Ren's Household and they use the power of Hakuei's Djinn, Paimon.

Huang
Huang is the paper money circulating within the Kou Empire and affiliated countries. The Huang has a value that changes constantly, items that only needed 1 Huang, would require 2 Huang another day. The countries supplied with Huang become dependent on the Kou Empire and with large debts.

Trivia

 * The Kou Empire is a country with influences of China during the Imperial era.
 * The names of the First Emperor as well as his children begin with Haku (白, White), and the name of the Second Emperor and his children begin with Kou (紅, Crimsom, Red or Deep Red).
 * In Chinese the kanji of the Empire's name, Kou(煌), can be read as Huang(is the Empire's paper money). It is different from the kanji used in Second Emperor's children's name, Kou(紅).
 * There are six princesses currently unnamed. According to Gyokuen, they are married, probably with leaders of other countries.