Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1600847-20160719191042/@comment-1600847-20161031131948

A bit of an update from the http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:923284 thread, if you retake Riften for the EMpire Imperial Soldiers will say : " Now that the Empire's arrived in Riften, we've finally established a launching point into Morrowind... Just in case. ", which is fairly clear evidence that Morrowind is no longer part of the Empire.