Talk:Padishah Emperor

Who was first emperor?
What Bulls#%* here about Faykan Butler? The Butlers (relatives from Jeanne Butler) never had anything to do with the imperial throne. The first emperor was Sheuset I. from salusa secundus who defeated the united Landsraad forces in the battle of Corrin. He did so using the superior infantry fighting force of his Sardaukar using a tactical concept of overhelming the crew of enemy ships in a melee rather than space fight between ships. Source: The Dune encyclopedia Note: The Dune Encyclopedia is canon because it was authorized by Frank Herbert himself when he was still alive. The works of Brian herbert and his Co-authors are not canon for any real Dune fan.


 * Frank Herbert's authorisation doesn't make it canon - the later books contradict a lot of it. Read the article on the Encyclopedia. David 18:36, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Landsraad date
The Landsraad was in existence for 2,000 years prior to the Jihad. Obviously someone didn't read the appendices of Dune. --SandChigger (talk) 15:54, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

I just have ONE question
Does Herbert ever explain why humanity goes back to a feudal form of government?

206.63.78.62 (talk) 12:19, 27 September 2008 (UTC)stardingo747


 * He basically indicates that the elimination of computers etc ("thinking machines") after the Butlerian Jihad led to the feudal empire. &mdash; TAnthonyTalk 15:24, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Hassik III
Where is it mentioned that Hassik III was the fifth Emperor? 91.132.141.80 (talk) 07:26, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Good catch; I had reformatted the article and added much of the Prelude to Dune info by drawing from the texts, but that bit was added later here. As it is unsourced and I also doubt its veracity, I took it out.&mdash; TAnthonyTalk 16:44, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Etymology?
Anyone know what the etymology (if any) of the term 'padishah' might be? The 'shah' part seems obvious. Any idea where the 'padi' prefix comes from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.156.125.46 (talk) 08:00, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

The answer would appear to be [Padishah] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.156.125.46 (talk) 08:03, 10 September 2010 (UTC)