Question

louis xiv (the 14th)
louis xiv (14) became king of france in 1643 at the age of 5. louis xiv after the death of his father; louis viii (8). louis xiv became known as the “sun king” because he believed himself to be the sun to france. he ruled france for 72 years and during his rule, he strengthened the monarchy, took the sun as the symbol of his power and commanded complete loyalty from his subjects.
louis claim to absolute power was strengthened by the preacher, bishop jacques bossuet, who argued that as gods representative earth, louis was entitled to unquestioning obedience by all. this meant that louis was a representative of god and therefore ruled by divine right.
using at least one of the bolded terms above, identify and explain one similarity between louis xiv and any other empire weve learned about so far (china, ottomans, mughals, japan).

Explanation:

Louis XIV claimed to rule by Divine Right, similar to how in the Mughal Empire, emperors were seen as having a special connection to the divine. In both cases, rulers used religious - divine justifications to assert their absolute authority. The Mughal emperors were considered to have a sacred status, and their rule was seen as divinely ordained, much like Louis XIV being presented as God's representative on Earth.

Answer:

One similarity is the concept of Divine Right. In the Mughal Empire, emperors also used religious - divine justifications for their rule, similar to how Louis XIV was presented as God's representative on Earth and entitled to unquestioning obedience.