It is called the Divine Right of Kings. With the decline of the secular authority of the Roman Catholic Church, and the move away from authoritarian rule, monarchs were no longer considered divinely ordained.
This justification of monarchy via the gods is called the DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS or in China specifically it was called the MANDATE OF HEAVEN.
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The idea that kings and queens ruled by the will of God was called the divine right of kings. This concept held that monarchs derived their authority directly from God, and therefore their rule was considered absolute and beyond challenge.
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It led many people to question the idea that a kings power came from God.
The "divine right of Kings" is the idea that God chooses a nation's ruler.
The king states their power is given to them from God.
The king states their power is given to them from God.
That idea is called divine right, or the Divine Right of Kings. You may see related link for more information.
" The Devine Right of Kings" that the kings recieved their power from God and are responsible only to God.
They believed at that time that their power was annointed to them directly by god. and since people feared god, they feared the kings as they were gods presence on earth.
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