Mandate of Heaven (Tianming)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mandate_of_Heaven_(Tianming)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
political doctrine
gptkbp:appliesTo emperors of China
rulers of Japan
rulers of Korea
rulers of Vietnam
gptkbp:basisFor legitimacy of rulers
gptkbp:category gptkb:Buddhism
political legitimacy
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:divine_right_of_kings_(Europe)
gptkbp:describes divine right to rule
gptkbp:hasChineseName 天命
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mandate of Heaven (Tianming)
gptkbp:influenced Chinese political philosophy
Confucian thought
East Asian political systems
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:King_Wu_of_Zhou
gptkbp:justified gptkb:overthrow_of_Shang_dynasty
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:ancient_China
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Son_of_Heaven
dynastic cycle
gptkbp:repealedBy corruption
natural disasters
incompetence
peasant uprisings
gptkbp:state heaven grants emperors the right to rule
ruler must govern justly and wisely
mandate can be revoked if ruler is despotic or fails
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Zhou_dynasty
subsequent Chinese dynasties
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Confucian_mythology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6