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Ottomans took a slow decline over centuries after institutions based on constant expansion failed.
British were unable to maintain all their colonies after WW2.
Assyrians were too brutal and it made them unstable.
Achaeminids were outclassed in terms of military theory, tactics, and equipment
A bunch more due to famine.
Incans and aztecs from smallpox.
No powerful state at their apex fell from anything other than military defeat, unsustainable institutions, catastrophy, or poor leadership.
Internal dissent can overcome a weak state, but not a strong one, at least not without support from foreign powers.
It doesn't mean that internal dissent is useless, just that it won't be the biggest factor in decline.