What similar things did the Ming, Iberian and Ottoman rulers do to extend their influence and territories?

After the ashikaga shoguns japan was divided into small territories headed by a shogun

The victory of andrew jackson in the presidential elections of 1828 was aided by (1) the support of eastern bankers (2) implementing woman's suffrage (3) reducing property qualification for voting (4) the endorsement of northern abolitionists

Would creole revolutionaries tend to be democratic or authoritarian leaders?