Cleon I

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Cleon I is the last emperor of the Galactic Empire in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, whose reign marks the beginning of the empire’s long decline foreseen by psychohistorian Hari Seldon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Galactic Empire ruler
emperor
fictional character
appearsIn Forward the Foundation
Prelude to Foundation
associatedWith Seldon Plan
psychohistory
capitalRuledFrom Trantor
characterType human
chronologicalPlacement centuries before the original Foundation novel
contemporaryOf Hari Seldon
controls Imperial armed forces
Imperial security apparatus
creator Isaac Asimov
dynasty House of Entun
employer Galactic Empire
era late Galactic Empire
foretoldBy Hari Seldon
genre science fiction
governs Milky Way Galaxy
linked to: Milky Way
governsFrom Imperial Palace on Trantor
governsInstitution Imperial bureaucracy of the Galactic Empire
hasTitle Cleon I, Emperor of the Galaxy
inUniverseStatus last emperor before terminal imperial decline becomes inevitable
languageOfWork English
medium novel
narrativeRole last strong emperor of the Galactic Empire
ruler at the beginning of the Empire’s decline
notableAdvisor Eto Demerzel
Hari Seldon
Yugo Amaryl
opposedBy various political factions on Trantor
partOf Foundation prequel series
Foundation series
linked to: Foundation
politicalSystem autocracy
hereditary monarchy
portrayedAs politically powerful but intellectually limited ruler
positionHeld Emperor of the Galactic Empire
successor weak emperors of the Galactic Empire
themeConnection limits of absolute power
rise and fall of empires
timePeriodInCanon 12,000th year of the Galactic Era (approximate)
universe Foundation universe

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