Absolute Monarchism

Absolute Monarchism (AbMon), or Absolutism, is a form of government in which a single monarch has absolute rule over the state and is not bound by any formal rules, often being seen as owning the countries they reside over.

Such rule is often justified through religious means.

Antiquity
Absolute Monarchy in Antiquity where monarchs managed to garner extreme amounts of power over their kingdoms. Sometimes even achieving a cult of personality, a famous example being the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.

Medieval Period
While most Monarchies in Europe were limited by the feudal system, some monarchs have managed to garner enough power to rule in an absolute or semi-absolute manner. Some of these examples have often failed due to   Certain Republican Revolutions. Although, some have managed to end without Revolutions.

China also experienced periods of Absolute Monarchism, which usually decayed into more Bureaucratic forms of government, which caused them to lose the percieved "Mandate of Heaven" and be overthrown, which was believed to cause the cycle to repeat.

Modern Day
Currently there are a couple of absolute monarchies, those being: Brunei Darussalam, Kingdom of Eswatini, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman,  Vatican City and the State of Qatar.

Some monarchies lost the title of "absolute" relatively recently, those being: The Kingdom of Bhutan, The Kingdom of Nepal (now a republic) and The Kingdom of Tonga.

There are also some Non-Ceremonial Constitutional Monarchies that get lumped in to the category of "absolute monarchies" by left-wing journalists, example being the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Some powerful dictatorships are put into the category of "Absolute Monarchies", notably the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, although both followers of such dictatorships' ideologies and followers of absolute monarchism disagree with this assessment.

God-Given Right to Rule
Some absolute Monarchies lay their claim to power on Religion, making some absolute monarchies theocratic or Establishmentarian in nature. This concept is called "The Divine Right of Kings" in Europe and "The Mandate of Heaven" in China, although there are some differences in their theology and practices.

This does not have to be the case and there can be a secular absolute monarchy.

Supremacy as a requirement to order
One of the main secular arguments for Absolute Monarchy is that for a society to have order and security, it must have power that stems from one absolute body and that body should be the monarch.

How to Draw
Absmon_flag.svg The symbol for Absolute Monarchism is a combination of the color purple, which is a color commonly associated with monarchism as well as a black V-shaped pattern which in the Polcompball community is used to represent authoritarianism in other ideology balls. And you're done!
 * 1) Draw a ball with eyes.
 * 2) Draw a "V" shape in black.
 * 3) Fill the inside part of the ball purple, and the outside black.
 * 4) Add a crown.

Friends

 * [[File:Nooc.png]] Noocracy - Am I not the wisest of philosopher kings?.
 * [[File:Monarch.png]] Monarchism - The crown was passed down to me from thee.
 * [[File:chine.png]] Chinese Theocracy- Even the wise men of the east shall know my ways.
 * [[File:Auto.png]] Autocracy - From the ashes of Rome, my empire shall rise as a phoenix.
 * [[File:Enlightmon.png]] Enlightened Absolutism- My empire shall spread technological advancement and civilization!

Frenemies

 * [[File:Bism.png]] Bismarckism- An admirable reformer but he wishes to put his rule over the kaiser's.
 * [[File:Feud.png]] Feudalism - Crypto-constitutionalist or pro-nobility oligarchist crybaby!
 * [[File:Conmon.png]] Constitutional Monarchism - The relic of 19th century, yet they believe themselves to be the most progressive and relevant!
 * [[File:Merit.png]] Meritocracy- Sometimes we allow non-nobles to rise to prominence; though, that depends on my mood.
 * [[File:strato.png]] Stratocracy- Thou hast helped to spread our empire far and wide but thou hast betrayed me for his [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] power fantasy.

Enemies

 * [[File:Jack.png]] Jacobinism - Louis was great! Thou wert a mistake!
 * [[File:Republicanismpix.png]] Republicanism - The guillotine was meant for dissenters like thee.
 * [[File:Orthlen.png]] Leninism - Thou wert a failure from the start. Thou just prolonged thy death.
 * [[File:Juche.png]] Juche - I AM NOT THEE, WE ARE NOT THE SAME, WE ARE DIFFERENT.
 * [[File:cermon.png]] Ceremonial Monarchism- NOT A MONARCHY OR A REPUBLIC AN ABOMINATION!.
 * [[File:Lib.png]]Liberalism - What are these equal rights thou speak of?
 * [[File:ML.png]]Marxism–Leninism - How dare thou replacest me in Russia?

Literature

 * Six Books of Commonwealth by Jean Bodin


 * Sixe bookes of politickes or ciuil doctrine by Justus Lipsius


 * True Law of Free Monarchies by King James VI and I


 * A worthy panegyrick upon monarchy written anonymously


 * Patriarcha: or the Natural Power of Kings by Sir Robert Filmer


 * Collection of Tracts by Sir Robert FIlmer


 * The Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes


 * De Cive by Thomas Hobbes


 * Politics Drawn from Holy Scripture by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet


 * De Monarchia by Dante Alighieri


 * Herodotus Govt Debate by Herodotus


 * The divine right of kings asserted in general by W.P. Esq.


 * The Age Of Absolutism 1660-1815 by Max Beloff


 * Absolutism and its discontents : state and society in seventeenth century France and England by Micheal S. Kimmel

Wikipedia

 * Absolute Monarchy
 * Patriarchalism
 * Divine Right of Kings
 * Mandate of Heaven
 * Tsarist Autocracy
 * Absolute Monarchy in France
 * Politics of Saudi Arabia

Video

 * Thomas Hobbes's Argument For Absolute Monarchy by Academic Agent


 * Absolute Monarchy: Crash Course European History #13 by Crash Course

Online Communities

 * r/absolute_monarchism