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* [[Mandate of Heaven]]
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* [[Theory of divine origin of the state]]
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  • Mandate of Heaven [r]: A theory of political legitimacy, developed by the Zhou dynasty in the 11th century BCE to justify its overthrow of the Shang, holding that legitimacy is granted by Heaven, and can be lost by a ruler who does not govern virtuously. [e]
  • Theory of divine origin of the state [r]: Political and religious doctrine which asserts that the state is established by God, who rules the state directly or indirectly through someone regarded as an agent. [e]