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(This is a weird one, as it's more of a question + Alternate history scenarios) The Chinese Imperial Tributary System is a complicated one. For thousands of years, China was the hegemonic power in Asia, with various countries such as Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Central Asia, at...

So, as most of us known, the legacy of the Roman Empire, is quite great. There have been many Empires, Kingdom or nations that claimed to be the successor to the Roman Empire (Before, you ask. No, not counting Eastern Roman Empire among them, as they were not a successor to the Roman Empire...

The title is a bit misleading, but here's the gist of the idea. But fist context. In Japanese History, the Shogunate is the equivalent of Military Dictator, but in the three Shogunate periods, the Shogun became de facto ruler of Japan, while the emperor was merely ceremonial. The challenge...

The Kievan Rus was a powerful Slavic kingdom, that controlled the lands of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, that later through decline, became a loose federation principalities and republics, with the Grand Prince of Kiev as Ruler. (Sounds Familiar *Cough* HRE *Cough*) The final nail in the...

It's a Vague title I know, but hear me out. When Prince Carl of Denmark became elected King of Norway in 1905, he decided to rename himself Haakon, as it was a historical name borne by many Norwegian kings. But, doing this also gave him the Regnal Number VII. So my mind started thinking "What...

In the typical Western view, could there be a non-clerical, hereditary, "feudal" title higher than emperor? Perhaps if the Mongols had taken over the Holy Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire and set up puppet states, the puppet states being led by figurehead emperor, then you could see Khagan as...