Puppet-monarch

Figurehead monarch, as source of legitimity and possibly divine reign, has been the used form of government in several situations and places of history.

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There are two basic forms of using puppets as monarchs (rulers, kings, emperors):

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• figurehead: the monarch is a puppet of another person or a group in the country, who are ruling instead of the nominal ruler.
• puppet government under a foreign power.

Examples of the first are puppets of shoguns of Japan, Mayor of Palace in Frankish kingdom.

Related Topics:
Shogun - Mayor of Palace

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