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MANDATE-OF-HEAVEN

Also known as TIAN-MING, TIANMING, T'IEN-MING

MANDATE-OF-HEAVEN: The Divine Right to Rule, awarded by Heaven to Chinese rulers.

All Kings, Emperors and Chairmen are given authority to rule and govern China, but only on the sufferance of the JADE-EMPEROR and his Heavenly ministers.

Should an Emperor fail in his duty or ignore the decrees of Heaven, the MANDATE-OF-HEAVEN will be taken away. Usually to the accompaniment of earthquakes, floods and plagues of comets.

You may scoff, but it happened as recently as 1976.

Entry last modified on 15 April 2004

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VITAL STATISTIX
Area or people: n/a
Location : China
Gender : Sorry, we don't know
Category : Concept
Pronunciation : Tee-yen Meeng
Alternative names : TIAN-MING, TIANMING, T'IEN-MING
Attributes : Coming soon
Mystic Number : 121

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