Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1600847-20160719191042/@comment-1600847-20160804120322

I've looked at multiple threads on r/TESLore and the concensus among the Lore buffs is that Morrowind is de jure still part of the Empire, but de facto and independent nation. Neither side has seen fit to declare Morrowind its own kingdom for whatever reason, but they're a province of the Empire in name only. Just as Anequina and Pelletine (Elsweyr's new names) are technically independent kingdoms, but in reality they're vassal states of the Third Dominion.