How powerful was ancient China?

After the Han collapsed in 220 AD, China fragmented into a variety of successor states, much as Rome did not long thereafter. At that point, it's hard to speak of “China” as such until the Sui reunified the country in the 580s. read more

At that point, China resumed its place as the most powerful country in the world (the population topped 100 million by the 12th century) until they were taken over by the Mongols and incorporated into Ghengis Khan’s empire. read more

Eunuch was powerful due to the Chinese political system. People assume the Chinese Emperor has the absolute power to do whatever he wants but in fact his power is very limited by his ministers. In addition, the Emperor usually has an incredible workload everyday. read more