Dan Snow

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15,236 appearances 105 recordings 11 series first heard Dec 2024 last heard today

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Dan Snow's History Hit · The Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

The usurper, now emperor. voice-verified

began constructing his capital. voice-verified

In Beijing. voice-verified

And to signal that he held the mandate of heaven, the divine right to rule, he started building a series of imperial complexes to convey the mighty cosmic power that he held. voice-verified

He was the mediator now between the heavens and the people. voice-verified

And one of those complexes was the gobsmacking, the jaw dropping palace, the forbidden city. voice-verified

Another one of them is the beautifully ornate Temple of Heaven. voice-verified

So Jeremiah, why do we hear so much about the mandate of heaven? voice-verified

What does it actually mean? voice-verified

it's something that reinforces success. voice-verified

If you can seize the throne, if you can make it work, then well, maybe heaven voice-verified

So managing that relationship with heaven must be very important to the emperors. voice-verified

And how's that reflected in like voice-verified

We just come to what's called the Temple of Heaven, but it looks to me like a sort of a complex. voice-verified

Is this the ritual center of Beijing voice-verified

There's loads of different buildings here. voice-verified

What are we looking at? voice-verified

And this is and the emperor has to come here and perform rituals voice-verified

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