Necrocracy (Eurth)

The only known Necrocratic leader, Ugyen Gongsar.

Necrocracy is a form of government which a person who is deceased, usually a past monarch, still holds a position of power in the nation which they once ruled. This often comes in the form of the necrocratic leader holding the position of Head of State or a symbolistic role.

There is only one known historic and present necrocracy on Eurth, being Namdatka in the Orient. Namdatka is lead by Ugyen Gongsar, who passed away in 1930. He acts as their head of state but is more of a ceremonial role with the people of Namdatka being afraid to overthrow his position as it is believed in their religion that he is the direct descendent of a goddess.

Etymology

The word "Necro" comes from the commonly used word for corpse in ancient Tosyrai. The name "Necrocracy" was first pinned by a historian named Nirthakan Vijayantha when he discussed the possibility of a country run by someone who had died.

History

The idea of a necrocracy first appeared in 1833 when a Koto historian named Nirthakan Vijayantha wrote about the concept of a necrocracy existing and the likelihood of one in the future. Vijayantha's studies put together that he believed the likelihood of one ever existing to be slim, however he played around with a possible working political system which could be deployed if a necrocracy ever existed. It is believed that almost a hundred years later a young Ugyen Gongsar, king of a united Namdatka, became very interested in the works of Vijayantha, studying his interpretations of a necrocracy. Debates whether Gongsar was fuelled by belief or greed still run into present day, however in 1925 Gongsar announced himself to the Namdatkan people that he would be the 'Eternal Dragon King', wanting to rule long past his ascension from the mortal plain, as to his beliefs. On his passing in 1930, he retained position as the king of Namdatka, with a second monarchal role being introduced to rule the country while he 'rests'.