Question

Ties between religion and kingship in Southeast Asia
a. did not exist because of constitutional separations between religion and government.
b. were especially close in Muslim areas, where kings were seen as spiritually superior beings.
c. were, in fact, mainly an inaccurate perception held by uncomprehending European observers.
d. were especially close in Christian areas, where kings were seen as spiritually superior beings.
e. included Buddhist kings, Javanese kings, Vietnamese emperors, and Islamic sultans.

Answer 1

Buddhist kings, Javanese kings, Vietnamese emperors, and Islamic sultans were included in the ties between religion and kingship in Southeast Asia. All of these religions that came to Southeast Asia from outside were directly attached with the court and its ruler. They became an important part of the political power’s constellations, which had appeared in the mid-17th century.