Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-80.47.110.177-20130413135544/@comment-8267436-20130504204738

Indeed. However, I think the actions of the players in TES:O are described under the phrasing "During the entirety of Interregnum, petty warlords had attempted to seize control of Cyrodiil's capital and to reestablish the Empire. None of them lasted for long."

Since that statement is pretty vague, it could practically mean anything.