The Mandate of Heaven (Tianming), also known as Heaven's Mandate, was the divine source of authority and the right to rule of China's early kings and then emperors. The ancient god or divine force known as Heaven or Sky selected a particular individual to rule on its behalf on earth.
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c. 1050 BCEKing Wen of Zhou is the first Chinese ruler to claim a Mandate of Heaven.