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With that said I am not looking for China or Japan or East Asia, more along the lines of a major Indian or Middle Eastern state. I would count the reign of Is'mail as a form of this type of rulership and is somewhat what I am looking for, as well a type of "divine" rulership like that of the Pharoahs perhaps pr other entities.

For the POD, let's make it in 1000, but the POD is flexible. I have simply been fascinated with supposed divine kingship with the ruler as an actual deity rather than simply appointed by a higher power, as of late.

In terms of the Middle Eastern sector, the best bet in my opinion would be a Sh'i state like the Qarmatians, but find a way to make them and their ideology larger, which I doubt, make the Fatimids accept this type of deification (would be very interesting tl, returned "deity" rule in Egypt) or simply have Is'mail never lose and his line keeps the "divine" status.

Mainly asking for outside Mid East, as I know that area quite well (as I'm sure you know) but again not East Asia.
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