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perhaps holding a nation state sized kingdom is better than outright forming a ginormous empire
upsides:
constant warfare with neighbors
If I played as stormcloaks I could take and hold skyrim and fight a war on 3 fronterinos. daggerfall or whatever on the west, delves on the east and empire southerino
giving a bajillion men the warrior deaths they seek by stirring up perpetual war