I think that's some reasonable context, thank you, even though it would require quite a leap to make the claim that it was the "pretty grim" actions in the Empi

I think that's some reasonable context, thank you, even though it would require quite a leap to make the claim that it was the "pretty grim" actions in the Empire that enabled the peaceful transfer of power in the metropole. (It could equally be the case, for example, that peace back home allowed the Empire to flourish enough to lead to the inevitable grim outcomes).