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==Examples of Theocracies==
==Examples of Theocracies==
* Pagan kingdoms and empires under god-kings and [[pharaoh]]s and [[shaman]]s in ancient times before 1000 B.C. and up into the 19th century, in the Far East, Africa, Pre-colonial Americas and Pacific islands.
* Pagan kingdoms and empires under god-kings and [[pharaoh]]s and [[shaman]]s in ancient times before 1000 B.C. and up into the 19th century, in the [[Far East]], [[India]], [[Africa]], Pre-colonial [[Americas]] and [[Polynesia|Pacific islands]].
* [[Israel]] was a theocracy before [[Saul|King Saul]] was anointed c. 1040 as God's representative, subject to the prophet [[Samuel]].
* [[Israel]] was a theocracy before [[Saul|King Saul]] was anointed c. 1040 as God's representative, subject to the prophet [[Samuel]].
* The United Monarchy of Judah and Israel under the anointed kings [[David]] and [[Solomon]], and then Judah under the anointed kings in the line of David, from [[Rehoboam]] to [[Zedekiah]] ([[Siege of Jerusalem 587 B.C.]])
* The [[Kingdom of Judah|United Monarchy of Judah and Israel]] under the anointed kings [[David]] and [[Solomon]], and then Judah under the anointed kings in the line of David, from [[Rehoboam]] to [[Zedekiah]] ([[Fall of Jerusalem|Siege of Jerusalem 587 B.C.]])
* After the [[Maccabees|Maccabean Revolt]], [[Judea]] was a theocracy 152 B.C. to 63 B.C. under the [[Hasmoneans|Hasmonean dynasty]] of the high priests.
* After the [[Maccabees|Maccabean Revolt]], [[Judea]] was a theocracy 152 B.C. to 63 B.C. under the [[Hasmoneans|Hasmonean dynasty]] of the high priests.
* The Christian Roman Empire after [[Constantine]] (c. A.D. 363).
* The Christian Roman Empire after [[Constantine]] (c. A.D. 363).
* The [[Byzantine empire]] and [[Holy Roman empire|Christian Europe]] under the [[Holy Roman emperor]]s, 4th through 15th centuries. [[Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodoxy]] holds that a true emperor is God's anointed representative on earth.
* The [[Byzantium|Byzantine empire]] and [[Europe|Christian Europe]] under the [[Charlemagne|Holy Roman emperors]], 4th through 15th centuries. [[Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodoxy]] holds that a true emperor is God's anointed representative on earth.
* The several hundred year old [[Buddhist]] theocracy headed by the [[Dalai Lama]], before [[atheist]] [[Communist China]] invaded [[Tibet]] in 1950 in order to "liberate" it from religion.
* The several hundred year old [[Buddhist]] theocracy in [[Tibet]] headed by the [[Dalai Lama]], before [[atheist]] [[Communist China]] invaded in 1950 in order to "liberate" it from religion.
* [[Arabia]] and the [[Middle East]] under [[Mohammed]] and [[Islam]]ic [[caliph]]s and [[sultan]]s
* The [[Papal States]] under the Catholic popes, until 1870.
* The [[Papal States]] under the Catholic popes, until 1870.
* The [[Russia]]s under the [[Czar]] as emperor, obedient to the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] up to Nicholas II (1917).
* The [[Russia]]s under the [[Czar]] as emperor, obedient to the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] up to the abdication of [[Nicholas II]] (1917).
* [[Utopia|Utopian communities]] founded in the United States and Europe 16th through 20th centuries, such as the [[Amish]].
* [[Salt Lake City]] and [[Utah]] under the prophets and Council of Elders of the [[Mormonism|Latter-day Saints]] in the 19th century in the United States.
* [[Salt Lake City]] and [[Utah]] under the prophets and Council of Elders of the [[Mormonism|Latter-day Saints]] in the 19th century in the United States.