All Great Khans of the Mongol Empire, for example Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan, were formally elected in a Kurultai; khans of subordinate Mongol states, such as the Golden Horde, were elected by a similar regional Kurultai.
Huh. That article does not have as much information as I want on how that election process works, but I’ll swap to William The Conqueror as an example. Thanks for pointing it out.
It’s the second example I’ve had to swap which probably should dock me some kind of points here, though I still feel pretty good about the overall thesis.
Genghis Khan was, in fact, elected:
Huh. That article does not have as much information as I want on how that election process works, but I’ll swap to William The Conqueror as an example. Thanks for pointing it out.
It’s the second example I’ve had to swap which probably should dock me some kind of points here, though I still feel pretty good about the overall thesis.