1K views · 46 reactions | @xiranjayzhao Haha isn't it so interesting that regimes in Chinese history have had a 250-year upper limit before needing a hard reset of some kind in the form of rebellions or capital sackings. Also ANYONE can receive the new Mandate of Heaven and become the new emperor, even peasants. Liu Bang of the Han dynasty was just a local sheriff and Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty was a beggar monk! #history #chinesehistory | Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents | Facebook