Divine Right of Kings & Mandate of Heaven

[Etznab]

From a wikipedia link:

"The idea of the divine right to rule has appeared
in many cultures Eastern and Western spanning
all the way back to the first God King Gilgamesh."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Right_of_Kings

Similar, but not the same concept, appears in
this article about the "Mandate of Heaven".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven

On the topic of Gilgamesh, I would suspect that
a leader associated with "The Sun" was not that
new during the alleged time period for Solomon.

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From Eckankar literature I've a vague memory
about the line of Eck Masters being compared to
the ancient "Sun-Gods" of Asia. I'd have to find a
quote to be more specific, however, I'm not sure
in what book it appeared. Maybe in The Spiritual,
Notebook. I'm not certain.

Wait a minute, here it is:

"Many men have become gods and many gods
have become men. But the Mahanta is the living
Light, in the tradition of the ancient sun gods of
Asia."

http://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Notebook-Paul-Twitchell/dp/1570430365

What is "the tradition of the ancient sun gods
of Asia"? I wonder if it's closer to the "Mandate
of Heaven" than "The Divine Right of Kings". It
would be my guess.

The former appears to allow for unruly rulers
to be deposed. Whereas the latter "Divine Right
of Kings" might go unchallenged. However, the
history for both appears to support an idea that
leaders in all nations could be challenged by the
people. What do we call that today? Is it called
Democracy?

Etznab