User blog comment:Baconton/Ask me Questions about my AH world./@comment-257949-20110102131239/@comment-1913086-20110103010207

Yes, their empire collapsed in 1919 with a civil war with Socialists, Anarchists, Anatolian Nationalists, and scores of other groups. The Breakup occured in 1922 with formation of many new nations. The former empire is in a mess.