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If black has 1 Persian King and 1 Spartan King, is there duple-check for them?
Since Spartan Kings behave as if they are promoted Hoplites, and thus demote on capture, this situation would require promoting a passed Hoplite. The rule description does not specify whether this is allowed. In Spartan Chess there is a restriction on when you can promote to King, and it is not obvious how this rule should be extended to the case where Hoplites fight in an army headed by a Persian King. One possible extention would be that a Persian King already counts as a pair in itself, and that its presence thus suppresses the King option on promotion. Then the situation could never occur.
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