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In 1046 BCE, the Zhou dynasty defeated the Shang at the Battle of Muye and established a new ruling order in China that would last eight centuries.
King Wu of Zhou led a coalition that overthrew the last Shang king, who was remembered as a cruel tyrant. The Zhou introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven — the idea that rulers govern only with divine approval. This political philosophy would shape Chinese governance for thousands of years.
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