Robert (left side), Mark (middle), and Tina (right side) are all great friends and colleagues that study humanities. They now have to prove how humanity has changed over different time periods as their assignment from their boss. 

At first they had no idea what to do to prove this to their boss, but luckily they found a time machine portal deep in the trenched of their office and they each assigned each other a time period.

Robert: I'll go to the Revolutions!

Mark: I'll go to the Enlightenment!

Tina: I will go to State Consolidation!

Tina ends up coming to the Ottoman Empire, and can sense the dictatorship of the Sultan as soon as she gets there. The Sultan demands her to put him above everything, and even disrespects her as well. However, the people respected him no matter how demanding he was. She observed dictatorship and sovereignty most prominently. 

Hello Sultan! What can I do for your almighty soul and for your other worldly intellect that you possess. 

Ha! Peasant you are absolutely worthless to me and only bring me shame. I will banish you soon anyways!