This effectiveness probably allowed LOCATION@1 to escape the fate of other north MISC@1 states which allied with LOCATION@2 -LRB- notably the Kingdom of LOCATION@3 -RRB- , which were annexed by LOCATION@4 after the war .

The other states in north LOCATION@5 including the large LOCATION@6 were annexed -LRB- taken over -RRB- by LOCATION@4 after the war .
