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One important aspect of the Mandate of Heaven was that it allowed for the removal of a bad emperor. Describe how the Mandate of Heaven allowed for the removal of poor emperors. Be sure to use details to support your answer.

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The Mandate of Heaven was an excuse used by the Emperors of China to achieve an easy way to make sure the peasants couldn’t revolt, for if they did they went against heaven. It also assured future dynasty’s that they could say that the past dynasty lost the mandate and they gained it.
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the mandate lets a new group rule if the emperor was bad

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