Izz al-Dawla's ascension would soon upset this balance, however, resulting in internal disunity.

Although "fierce and able" the Gauls were handicapped by internal disunity and fell in a series of battles over the course of a decade.

Moreover, as the war progressed, the power of the Mauritanian military grew, contributing to internal disunity and a weak civilian government unable to solve the problems of nation building.

In spite of the internal political disunity, the Zaidi community was relatively safe for incursions from the Sunni lowland of Yemen.

Another campaign by the Sarbadars against Mu'izz-uddin Husayn in 1362 was aborted due to their internal disunity.

The Whigs' internal disunity and the nation's increasing prosperity made the party's activist economic program seem less necessary and led to a disastrous showing in the 1842 Congressional election.

By the late 5th century, Zosimus could see the writing on the Roman wall, and asserted that empires fell due to internal disunity.

During the same period Rae was in Ottawa, the Ontario New Democratic Party was suffering from internal disunity under the leadership of Michael Cassidy.

Its support for sanctions until war became inevitable limited the risks of internal disunity, without provoking accusations of disloyalty to British troops whose lives were at risk in the Gulf.

The 1730s saw the weakening of the Maguindanao sultanate, as it struggled with civil war and internal disunity.