The Shang worshipped the celestial deity 帝, pronounced Têks at the time they tell me (Mandarin di). Mongols, Turks, and probably ancestral Huns will call Him "Tengri". Then the Chinese killed Him.
Specifically: the Zhou were the deicides. In 1046 BC they overthrew the Shang and demoted their Yin rulers. The Zhou came up with a new ideology, of "Heaven": 天. This is a Whig understanding, that the emperor be emperor because he's got the Mandate. Maybe you got a better idea on how to emperor. You - and what army?
Various movements in Chinese history have raised such armies. A couple centuries ago, Jesus' little brother raised one (doubtless pulling from nonsense like this). Thing is... none of these armies have defeated Heaven.
Evangelists must ponder this upon the tree of woe.
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