The mandate of heaven is a philosophical concept that determines whether an emperor was virtuous to rule, it is loosely based on four principles as guidelines. The first that heaven grants the emperor the right to rule, second since there is only one heaven, then there can only be one emperor at a time, third the emperors virtue determines his right to rule, and the fourth one that everyone conveniently forgets no one dynasty has a permanent right to rule.
I think one thing that we can learn from Chinese history that is still relevant now is the benefit of social tolerance. It seems that social tolerance is often associated with flourishing economy, and advance of knowledge and literature. This was noticeable during Qin Dynasty. As they gave
I think one thing that we can learn from Chinese history that is still relevant now is the benefit of social tolerance. It seems that social tolerance is often associated with flourishing economy, and advance of knowledge and literature. This was noticeable during Qin Dynasty. As they gave