For those who follow succession politics, PPT felt that some of the points made in a recent article at The Atlantic on Swaziland, Africa’s last hereditary monarchy, might be of considerable comparative interest:
The aged king passed away after ruling for more than six decades in one of history’s longest reigns. He fathered more than 200 children but left no heir, unleashing an epic struggle between the queen regent and a handful of challengers in the royal court….
This is a feudal society….
There are obviously many differences, but the article is certainly worth a read. Perhaps this is Suthep Thaugsuban’s royalist future?
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