GK
WORLD HISTORY
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It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty.
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The ruler received a direct mandate from heaven that he should resign.
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The Mandate of Heaven led to long periods of war among families
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Religious leaders read oracle bones to select new rulers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Zhou created the Mandate of Heaven: the idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of China at a time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. They used this Mandate to justify their overthrow of the Shang, and their subsequent rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -tianming, Wade-Giles romanization t’ien ming (Chinese: “mandate of heaven”), in Chinese Confucian thought, the notion that heaven (tian) conferred directly upon an emperor, the son of heaven (tianzi), the right to rule. The doctrine had its beginnings in the early Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 bce).
Detailed explanation-3: -The End of the Shang The Zhou conquerors claimed to overthrow the Shang Dynasty for moral reasons. They said that the Shang king was evil and that heaven no longer wanted him to rule.