More the latter. The partition of Poland didn’t work out very well for the Poles, nor did it stop the Prussians, Austrians, and Russians from fighting each other over Poland.
Do you think a partition of the Riverlands might have enabled the Kings of the Reach, Rock, Vale, etc, to bring their portions into a more stable state and improve their prosperity? Alternatively, without even a weak sovereign or national identity, would the partioned Riverlands simply have become a permanent battleground like the Disputed Lands in Essos, as those hegemonic states fought over each others’ riverine possessions?
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