The fact that they used to rule the entire empire with impunity, and traded their absolute power for a “let us keep our money and silly clothes and we’ll give you the power if you promise not to behead us” arraignment when they saw the writing of the new world on the wall. It was either that or a costly war that they might have actually won and kept all the power.
The fact that they used to rule the entire empire with impunity, and traded their absolute power for a “let us keep our money and silly clothes and we’ll give you the power if you promise not to behead us” arraignment when they saw the writing of the new world on the wall. It was either that or a costly war that they might have actually won and kept all the power.