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Who was the first woman ruler?
I've found that speaking of the first woman ruler in history, most common materials (like Wikipedia or Britannica) point at the Egyptian pharaon Hatshepsut, living in the 16th century BCE. As a source ...
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Role of Indian princes and aristocratic landowners under British colonial rule?
I am currently reading Ludwig von Mises' Human Action and find it rewarding in various ways. For instance, von Mises points out the following about volunteers' roles even around autocratic rulers:
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Absolute rulers who voluntarily resigned their power
I am looking for examples of absolute rulers who voluntarily resigned their power. To get the ball going, here are two from Roman history:
Sulla
Diocletian.
Chandragupta Maurya
Jigme Singye Wangchuk
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