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The Council of Terra was an Imperial institution created in early M31 and lasting until Roboute Guilliman reformed the Imperium.

Created by the Emperor shortly after the Ullanor Campaign, the Council was created as the governing body of the Imperium whilst the Emperor worked in the vaults of his palace: to attend to matters of state and would aim to create and uphold Imperial Law throughout the newly conquered Imperium, including the controversial Imperial Tithe.

It was superseded by the Council of High Lords after the Horus Heresy.

Members of the Council of Terra

Controversy

The Council of Terra attracted controversy during its time; from its inception, the Primarchs were deeply unhappy about being denied a place on the Council, contributing to the feelings of abandonment in the Imperial military.

The Imperial Tithe faced staunch opposition from the Warmaster himself, who felt it would cause unrest and even rebellion in some newly compliant or unstable areas of the Imperium.

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