Mandate of Heaven

Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1) The philosophical construct that is the basis of the authority of the Son of Heaven.

Noun

 * 1) Any such mandate or blessing.
 * 2) The Chinese philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule. Good rulers would be allowed to rule with the Mandate of Heaven, and despotic, unjust rulers would have the Mandate revoked by disasters or revolution.
 * 3)  The preeminence of an incumbent or institution other than that of the rulers of China.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: បញ្ជាទេព្ដា (banhjie teip da), អាណត្តិទេព្ដា (aanat teip da)
 * Korean:
 * Thai: อาณัติแห่งสวรรค์
 * Vietnamese: