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* Russia underwent this with the Time of Troubles following the death of czar Ivan the Terrible.
* Took place several times in Chinese history notably in the [[Romance of the Three Kingdoms|Three Kingdoms]] period.
*ThisIt ishas long (as in going back to Medieval times at least) a theory of political philosophy among scholars of several civilizations that this is a recurring phenomenon, and in fact it is often used to justify [[The Empire]] as the [[Lesser of Two Evils]]. Basically a dynasty will get weak on luxury until it's nobles get tired of it and talented military officers who have spent their careers [[HAD to Be Sharp|on the frontier]] are apt to regard it with contempt especially when said weakness bespeaks an inability to protect security.
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