literally any system in which you know who is in charge upon a transition of government is better than any government where that issue must be settled by violence. "not having a civil war every 30 years" is just an incredibly powerful technology.
I did a deep dive into Byzantine history and am now doing the same with Persia, and 80% of the territorial changes between these 2 can be explained by “ruler died, massive civil war breaks out, other side grabs land”
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