Tianming (Asmani Mandate): Chinese Tareekh Mein Akhlaqi Jaiz-w-Khususiyaat Aur Baghavat Ka Haq

Executive Briefing: Adal par Mabni Hukoomat (Sovereignty Contingent on Justice)

Zhou Dynasty ne Tianming (Mandate of Heaven yaani Jannat ka Hukum) ki bunyad rakhi: shahana iqtidar koi ghair-mashroot ilaahi haq nahi hai; agar koi hukmaran zalim ho jaye ya awami falah o behbood ko nazarandaz kare, toh Jannat qahat, baghawat aur takht ulat kar yeh hukam wapas le leti hai.

1. Badshah-Kushi (Regicide) ba-muqabla Zalimon ki Saza

Jab yeh sawal kiya gaya ke King Wu ka zalim King Zhou ka takht ulatna ghaddari thi, toh Mencius ne jawab diya: *”Maine aik bad-zat ki saza-e-maut ke bare mein suna hai; maine kisi hukmaran ke qatal ke bare mein nahi suna.”*

2. References

  1. Schwartz, B. I. (1985). The World of Thought in Ancient China. Harvard University Press.

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