In the annals of history, hereditary titles are a legacy of the earliest aristocratic systems where titles and authority are intertwined. In fact, it is this very concept that gives rise to aristocratic families.0

Of course, during the course of dynasties, inherited titles are bound to be slowly reduced. Within a few generations, some of the titles even disappear entirely; maybe they are replaced by others, maybe not. And if one wants to obtain a title, they have to earn it through their own merit.0

There are also monarchs and dynasties that experiment with such systems as honorary titles and hereditary nominal titles. As it turns out, these systems usually start off as harmless, due to the small number of recipients, but over time, they result in the court supporting a swarm of idle parasites, a state far from ideal.0

But every solution has to be evaluated within the context of the problem. 0

Given the current circumstances, this was perhaps the most suitable and quickest way to stabilize the empire. In all fairness, if such titles ultimately led to a group of entitled nobles who only fed off the system, that could actually turn out to be beneficial to the court. As for the risk of such titles multiplying...0