To what exent did the political organisation of great zimbabwe contribute to its decline

Politics favored the decline of Great Zimbabwe, due to its wars with neighboring countries, to which many tributes were demanded; and while they waged wars that spent many resources, their own internal disputes and civil wars weakened the government. With a weak government, there were fights for the succession of rulers, which led to a rebellion against their king, and along with the overpopulation of people (between 1450 and 1500, there were 18,000 inhabitants within the kingdom) in a small area for Then, the Great Zimbabwe was losing its greatness.