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=== Death ===
=== Death ===
Meerō fell ill in the winter of 1847, developing high fever, and was reported to have died within several days. The gole's unexpected passing triggered the succession of power to his son, [[Mosk-Sopoh Dolysoh|Mosk-Sopoh]], and thwarted the coup.
Porteek does not explain why Meerō's death wasn't used to actually speed up the coup, but [[Ludoh]] writes that "the honorable Jeens have not yet lost all of their honor and were embarrassed to proceed". Later researchers point out that the details of the planned coup have not been recorded and that it is possible that the religious significance of the Dolysoh family might have meant that the generals were planning to install one of Meerō's children to begin with. Opponents of the hypothesis argue that the reputation of the Dolysoh family did not seem to stop many others before and after to topple them.
