The Procedures and Structures of Coronation for Ruling women in Ancient Iran (550BC-651C

Abstract

Main problem of this research was female rulers and their process of getting to power. The importance of this study was in historical point of view about women and also in the idea and circumstances of selecting heirs that became the basics of the political philosophy of next generations. In this way, the goal of the paper was to find favorable contexts and prerequisites to enthronement of a female ruler in ancient Iran that is based on this assumption that only a man from the royal dynasty could assume this position. According to this, these questions were answered that how a woman that had no legal right to assume this position, crowns as the queen of Iran and what contexts prepared such power transfer? This research was done by desk research and analyzing historical data. This way, it was specified that there was three sorts of exceptions in enthronement of women in ancient Iran: 1- a male ruler shared his kingdom with his wife 2- King’s wife (the queen) takes leverage and conspirates to assume the throne 3- Lack of any rightful and male regent that unevitably led to selecting a female ruler