The Mandate of Heaven was a Chinese government system that ended in 1912 C.E. that was centered around the belief that Heaven gave someone the right to rule (or mandate). In the Mandate of Heaven, a dynasty could be thrown out of rule using violence if they were considered to be a bad ruler; in order to be a bad ruler a series of bad events like natural disasters, invaders attacking, peasants revolting, and/or countryside raids by bandits. What separated the Mandate of Heaven from other government systems from that time was the rule that social class did not affect who could and could not rule. As long as someone had enough people supporting them to overthrow the king, then they could rule. Also, the Mandate of Heaven allowed people to rule
