Who had the most power in ancient China?

Answer 1

You must understand that there are 14 Chinese dynasties,each with many rulers,both legal and illegal. Of these dynasties, Han was the largest- about 600 years long with 24 emperors.the Han Dynasty ended with the"Three Kingdoms", in which 3 kings fight for the control of the real emperor-Chen-Lio-Wang(he was a weakling).The smallest dynasty was the Xin dynasty which lasted only about 15 years with only one emperor.Here is a list of the dynasties of the Chinese empire:

Xià Dynasty 夏 xià (H - E) 2100 BC - 1600 BC 470 Shang Dynasty 商 shāng (H - E) 1600 BC - 1046 BC 554 Western Zhou Dynasty 西周 xī zhōu (H - E) 1046 BC - 771 BC 275 Qin Dynasty 秦 qín (H - E) 221 BC - 206 BC 15 Western Han Dynasty 西漢 xī hàn (H - E) 206 BC - 220 AD 414 Xin Dynasty 新 xīn (H - E) 9 - 26 15 Eastern Han Dynasty 東漢 dōng hàn (H - E) 25 - 220 195 Three Kingdoms 三國 sān guó (H - E) 220 - 265 45 Western Jin Dynasty 西晉 xī jìn (H - E) 265 - 317 52 Eastern Jin Dynasty 東晉 dōng jìn (H - E) 317 - 420 103 Southern and Northern Dynasties 南北朝 nán běi cháo (H - E) 420 - 581 161 Sui Dynasty 隋 suí (H - E) 581 - 618 37 Tang Dynasty 唐 táng (H - E) 618 - 907 289 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 wǔ dài shí guó (H - E) 907 - 960 53 Northern Song Dynasty 北宋 běi sòng (H - E) 960 - 1127 167 Southern Song Dynasty 南宋 nán sòng (H - E) 1127 - 1279 152 Liao Dynasty 遼 liáo (H - E) 916 - 1125 209 Jin Dynasty 金 jīn (H - E) 1115 - 1234 119 Yuan Dynasty 元 yuán (H - E) 1271 - 1368 97 Ming Dynasty 明 míng (H - E) 1368 - 1644 276 Qing Dynasty
Depends on the time frame your asking about since there were Numberous Emporers over the course of China's History.

Answer 2

Ghengis khan