Territories got smaller until one son decided to kill the others and make it big again.
Rulers of Nations happened in 2010.
by telling peeps what to do
The Carolingians were Frankish rulers, which means their territory was in western Europe.
The Inca territory was equally divided into four quarters. Its division into quarters made governing easier. Tribes that the Inca had conquered were not always submissive, although many of those tribes had already become the Incas allies.
The land got smaller and smaller and the sons usually fought each other for more land.
The land got smaller and smaller and the sons usually fought each other for more land.
Rulers of Nations happened in 2010.
by telling peeps what to do
Viceroys
The Carolingians were Frankish rulers, which means their territory was in western Europe.
Grand Duchy.
The Assyrians exchanged aristocracies between areas, so the new foreign rulers would not be sympathetic to the people under their control, and so not lead or tolerate revolts (that is what happened with the 10 northern tribes of Israel). Their successor the Babylonians followed the same policy (that is what happened to the aristocracy of the Judah and Benjamin). The Persians simply divided their empire into 20 provinces with Persian governors who oversaw the cities, tribes and principalities which were left under their traditional rulers.
The Inca territory was equally divided into four quarters. Its division into quarters made governing easier. Tribes that the Inca had conquered were not always submissive, although many of those tribes had already become the Incas allies.
The papal claims to universal authority over both spiritual and secular matters threatened the power and autonomy of secular rulers. This conflict often arose as both the Pope and secular rulers vied for control over territory, resources, and the loyalty of individuals within their realms. Additionally, disputes over the appointment of bishops and the levying of taxes further fueled tensions between the papacy and secular rulers.
There were some things that used to be measured in sixteenths of an inch - a sixteenth being a half of a half of a half of a half. You can get precision rulers with inches divided into 32 equal parts. Most rulers give tenths.
a protectorate
The land got smaller and smaller and the sons usually fought each other for more land.