Editing Elective monarchy (section)

====Persia/Iran====
The [[Parthian Empire]] (248 BC–224 AD), also known as the Arsacid Empire, is considered to be the oldest elective monarchy in Asia.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rawlinson |first1=George |title=A Short History of Parthia |date=4 March 2018 |publisher=Perennial Press |isbn=9781531263249 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=srJ4DwAAQBAJ&q=Parthian+elective+monarchy&pg=PT51 |access-date=26 November 2020 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515032801/https://books.google.com/books?id=srJ4DwAAQBAJ&q=Parthian+elective+monarchy&pg=PT51 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[King of Kings]] has been required to undergo an assembly of the nobles called [[Parliament|Mahestān]], as a vote of approval before being allowed to ascend to the imperial throne or to be removed from the power.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Other monarchs, such as the former [[Pahlavi dynasty|Shahs of Iran]], have been required to undergo a parliamentary vote of approval before being allowed to ascend to the throne.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}