HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Confucianism
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Legalism
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Mandate of Heaven
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Analects
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mandate of Heaven (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tiānmìng; Wade–Giles: T’ien-ming; lit. ‘Heaven’s command’) is a Chinese political philosophy that was used in ancient and imperial China to legitimize the rule of the King or Emperor of China.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ‘Mandate of Heaven’ established the idea that a ruler must be just to keep the approval of the gods. It was believed that natural disasters, famines, and astrological signs were signals that the emperor and the dynasty were losing the Mandate of Heaven.
Detailed explanation-3: -(noun) An ancient Chinese belief/theory and philosophical idea that tiān (heaven) granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well, appropriately, and fairly.
Detailed explanation-4: -Emperor Wu of the Zhou was the first ruler to legitimize his reign through the concept of the Mandate of Heaven.