The annals of history rarely contain a story like this. That a monarch would dissolve the throne in favor of a democracy is both unlikely and unbelievable. But Mosiah did not have an ego problem. He was not caught up in the concept that his name, through his sons, would be propagated on the throne of Zarahemla. His royal legacy was intentionally destroyed for the benefit of his people. That is what makes the birth of this early democracy so remarkable.