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The Mandate of Heaven and the Fall of Qing
In this episode, we move away from the map-drawing tables of Europe to look at how colonial powers justified their rule through local ideologies. We explore the Qing Dynasty's concept of the Mandate of Heaven, a philosophical framework that legitimized imperial authority in China. When European powers began to fracture this mandate through military force and unequal treaties, it triggered a crisis of legitimacy that reshaped East Asian politics. Lucas and Luna discuss the Taiping Rebellion as a symptom of this crumbling authority, examining how Hong Xiuquan used a syncretic mix of…
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