Say a emperoror decides to visit a kingdom and orders the king to vacate their throne and allow the emperor to sit upon it. for as long as he was in the kingdom’s capital Would the king be bound to listen to his “king”? Could the emperor, as the king’s ruler, overrule any of the king’s rulings as per his wish? Say the king wanted to avoid war with a neighboring country but the emperor wanted it, who would the people listen to?
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It’s a mix. Usually there were laws and rules governing said relationships, and an emperors power is also based on those relationships.
So could an emperor do whatever he wanted? In theory yes especially for a short time. But if he broke the rules and passed off the people he depends on for power, things could go poorly real fast. So would an emperor do that? Probably now.
Look at game of thrones. Could Joffrey murder Ned and others? Yes. Was it also a horrible idea resulting in his entirely family being wiped out and himself dying? Also yes
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