Talk:Chin/@comment-3486210-20110729150711/@comment-4221655-20110806222541

Look at Chinese history. Hundereds of local rulers were able to take control of large parts, if not all of China and establish dynasties that lasted hundereds of years. No European power ever stood a chance of accomplishing that despite their superior military technologies. In the case of Chin the Great I would say a big part of it was that he was riding a wave of popular support against the Earth King during the time. The entire kingdom was probably fragmented making it much easier to conquer smaller states individually. When the Imperial Fire Nation invaded, they unified the entire Earth Kingdom against them (foreigners) making their task much harder.