| If the emperor was not acknowledged, he could have been overthrown by a strong war chief, who himself then claimed the Mandate of Heaven. |
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| Throughout Chinese history, many emperors and one empress wielded absolute power through the Mandate of Heaven. |
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| In response, the royal house would be overthrown, and a new house would rule, having been granted the Mandate of Heaven. |
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| Chinese historians interpreted a successful revolt as evidence that the Mandate of Heaven had passed on to the usurper. |
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| In official Chinese histories, the Yuan dynasty bore the Mandate of Heaven, following the Song dynasty and preceding the Ming dynasty. |
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| The Mandate of Heaven had some similar implications in China. |
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| While the divine right of kings granted unconditional legitimacy, the Mandate of Heaven was dependent on the behaviour of the ruler, the Son of Heaven. |
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| The king of Zhou at this time invoked the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to legitimize his rule, a concept that would be influential for almost every succeeding dynasty. |
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| They called themselves the king and supreme monarch of their respective monarchies by the mandate of heaven. |
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