Shoukoku no Altair

Kato Kotono, a historian, presents a fantastic tale woven of intricate historical details set in a time of war.
Mahmut is a young Pasha serving on the council of the Türkiye Stratocracy.

The clouds of war are gathering over his country as the threat of the aggressive Empire looms large.

With Türkiye’s council split between the warmongers and the pacifists,

Mahmut begins his quest to keep the peace at any cost.

As he finds himself drawn deeper and deeper in the politics of the ancient world,

new enemies and allies surface. Who will prevail?

What will Mahmut do if war proves to be inevitable?
Volume 4 includes an oneshot: Anastasia no Shinei Taichou.
Won the 41st Kodansha Manga Award for Shounen in 2017.