All of those past dynasties didn’t have social media or a population that wants the finer things in life that they have seen on the internet and make in their factories everyday for the rest of the world.
I think this could play a significant role in how this plays out. They see what’s out there, and they want it.
Nor did they have the ubiquitous surveillance. And they did not hesitate to wipe out whole districts to quell unrest.