The 'Aztec Empire' was, in reality, an alliance of the city states of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan, each of whose rulers had the title huetlatoani, meaning 'Eldar Speaker', often translated as Emperor. In the late-15th century, Tenochtitlan had become the pre-eminant player and its huetlatoani took the title huehuetlatoani, meaning 'Eldest Speaker' despite this, he was still theoretically primum inter pares.
My question is what it, either during the early days of the Triple Alliance or perhaps in its dying days, a more formal system of power allocation is created, with one 'Senior Emperor' and several 'Junior Emperors' and a system of apportioned spheres of decision-making (maybe by territory like Rome or by area of policy like the Athenian Archons).
Would this make the Triple Alliance more stable?
Hell, if it was better run could it actually survive a bit longer, in one form or another?
My question is what it, either during the early days of the Triple Alliance or perhaps in its dying days, a more formal system of power allocation is created, with one 'Senior Emperor' and several 'Junior Emperors' and a system of apportioned spheres of decision-making (maybe by territory like Rome or by area of policy like the Athenian Archons).
Would this make the Triple Alliance more stable?
Hell, if it was better run could it actually survive a bit longer, in one form or another?