So the idea of Neo-Quyweism came up in a discord chat not long ago. The idea being that if Cojotan succeded the Empire and inherited it's legacy, it would embark on a neo-Quywe agenda throughout Reginal-Horn politics. This would require Cojotan to be a little stronger however, as opposed to its current third-world status as originally thought. Nothing like a regional super-power though just strong enough to compete albiet weak enough to just barley lag behind.
Historically the idea discussed with Gad; During the Quywe expansion across greater (modern borders) Cojotan, seeing it wiser to subdue and tolerate rather than fully convert and conquer the native populace the Imperial family would support a regional City-State and prop-up a client-state marrying of a third or fourth doughter into Cojo nobility. This would lay the seeds for a more loyal Cojotan and cement the Cojo Monarchy with the Quywe Imperial family.
Skip ahead to the collapse, with the eventual defeat of loyal Imperial forces in Ahkbanil Himeyama and parts of Cojotan (maybe Vesi, depending on how prominent Quywe precence was there) the Imperial family would ultimatley meet their end. However due to familial ties between Cojo and Quywe nobility the legacy would continue on through Cojotan.
In modern terms this would effect how interactions between Horn states play out. Starting with Himeyama's nationalist war, Cojotan could support various factions in an attempt to increase it's influence, ultimatley this would fail of course. In Ahkabnil (maybe) various Cojo leaders could try and form a Hornic confederation and discreatly involve itself in inner Ahkabnilese politics. Until that is Ahkabnil wises up.
Ultimatley screwing with other nations ends bad on Cojo, leading to an inner-political crisis causing what would have remainand an Autocrat system to a semi-executive one. I was planning to make Cojo a syndicalist-monarchy, playing on an idea that Quywe thought introduced concepts of Groups vs. Individuals, thus it's more Confederated system and organization of people's in to specific regions. Economically and Socially this would cause Guildism to be prevalent (at least in Cojotan) which later translates into Corpotavism, or Syndicalism.
In the current era Cojotani attempts to screw with its neighbors would calm down tremendously. instead supporting regional cooperation. This would arise from inner-turmoil and various resistance groups. Finally cooperation may come about from a more nessecary point of view rather than willingly, this can be due to Cojos larger italiano If agriculture which would support the less agricultural Ahk and Hime, however Ahk and Hime being more advanced causing Coj to be reliant on them for more advanced products and services.
Political tensions being a Monarchy (related to the Quywe dynasties) contrasted to Hime and Ahk Republics, Cojo Unitary vs confederalism, and finally Cojos More Authoritarian traditionalist stance vs Hime more Libertarian and progressive stance (not sure how that would play out with Ahk) .
Tis an idea and probably could use some work, but if I can manage it right it could create an interesting scene for the Horn. What do you think, or recommend?