What happens if economic ties between coastal regions of major trading partners become greater than cultural ties within nations?
Then those regions might form their own government, see for example the Hanseatic League [1]. These cities answered directly to the Emperor, instead of some local nobility or government.
Then those regions might form their own government, see for example the Hanseatic League [1]. These cities answered directly to the Emperor, instead of some local nobility or government.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_league