Editing Elective monarchy (section)

====Korea====
The ancient Korean kingdom of [[Silla]] elected its first king by a conference of tribal and village elders in 57 BC.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sung Chul Yang |title=The North And South Korean Political Systems: A Comparative Analysis |date=2019 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1000232127 |page=82}}</ref> [[Unified Silla]]'s kings were elected by the aristocracy whose powers were on par with the king.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hugh Dyson Walker |title=East Asia: A New History |date=2012 |publisher=AuthorHouse |isbn=978-1477265161 |pages=204–205, 457}}</ref> In the kingdom of Goguryeo, the ruler was originally chosen from among the heads of the five tribes, most often the Sono tribe.<ref>{{cite book |last1=James H. Grayson |title=Korea - A Religious History |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1136869259 |page=17}}</ref>