Question

In what way did both mayan kings and many rulers of eurasian empires legitimate their authority?

Answer 1

The mayan kings and many rulers of eurasian empires both legitimized their authority  through their religious practices and excuse of divine right.The divine right of kingship, is a religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy where it asserts that a royal is deriving his right to rule directly from the will of God and not to earthly authority.