The varied terrain of the empire and the difficulty of transportation, coupled with the new ideas that came into the empire as a result of its expansion, helped to create stresses and power blocs that were often in competition with the ruler at the center of the empire.
Imperiets sammensatte terræn og problemerne ved transport kombineret med de nye ideer, der kom ind i imperiet som følge af udvidelsen, bidrog til at skabe interne spændinger og magtblokke, der ofte konkurrerede med herskeren i ​​imperiets center.