Question

1. the political position under the emperor, on the providence level of government

Explanation:

This describes a provincial-level official position in an imperial political system, typically a governor or equivalent role that oversaw a province (translated here as "providence" likely a typo) on behalf of the emperor.

Answer:

Governor (or equivalent provincial imperial official; in systems like ancient China, this could be a cishi or xunfu, but the general English term is governor)