Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1600847-20160719191042/@comment-9062114-20160804161251

Draevan13 wrote: 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 an 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.

It's the opposite of Anequina and Pelletine (Elsweyr's new names), which a're technically independent kingdoms, but in reality they're vassal states of the Third Dominion. That's interesting, because I didn't see that. Hell, when I asked on the chat everyone seemed to believe it wasn't part of the Empire anymore.