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what was the highest power that demanded the removal of the shang emperors according to Chinese belief​

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The Zhou Dynasty used the idea of the Mandate of Heaven to justify the overthrow of the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 B.C.E.). Zhou leaders claimed that the Shang emperors had become corrupt and unfit, so Heaven demanded their removal.
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