Divine king
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A divine king is a monarch who is held in a special religious significance by his subjects, and serves as both head of state and a deity or head religious figure.
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[edit] Examples of divine kings in history
Some examples of historic leaders who are often considered divine kings are:
- Japanese Emperors before 1945
- Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt [citation needed]
- Kings of the Mayan city-states of the Classical period [citation needed]
- Inca Emperors in Pre-Columbian Peru [citation needed]
- Chinese leader Hong Xiuquan, leader of the Taiping Rebellion, claimed to be Christ's younger brother, and attempted to establish rule as a divine king.
- Kim Il-sung of North Korea has been described by outsiders as a divine king
[edit] Examples of divine kings in fiction
Leto II in God Emperor of Dune where Leto possesses near immortality and prescience making him also a divine king in a more literal fashion.
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[edit] Further reading
- Dean Nelson. "Nepal humbles its god-king", The Sunday Times, 2006-06-23.
- Maria Baptist (Spring 1997). The Rastafari. Buried Cities and Lost Tribes.
- Rick Effland (Spring 1997). Definition of Divine kingship. Buried Cities and Lost Tribes.
- The World of God Kings. Buried Cities and Lost Tribes (Spring 1997).
- H.E. Ameresekere (July 1931). "The Kataragama God: Shrines and Legends". Ceylon Literary Register 1: 289–292.
- F. A. Marglin (1989). Wives of the God-King. The RituaLs of the Devadasis of Puri. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
