In this massive episode, we establish the definitive power hierarchy of Ancient China. We move past the popular imagery to rank history's true masters: the Imperial Lords (like Qin Shi Huang, the Han Emperors, and the Zhou Kings), the brutal Warlords (led by General Bai Qi), the Mythological Immortals (The Jade Emperor, Chang'e, and the Yellow Emperor), and the terrifying Beasts that were born to destroy them.

Who commands the universe? Is it Qin Shi Huang with his Terracotta Army, or the deep, unavoidable force of the Mandate of Heaven? We analyze the feats, the wars (the Qin Wars of Unification and the Xiongnu Campaigns), and the mystical weapons that decided who ruled and who was impriso ...