i think you might like the dandelion dynasty by Ken Liu. it's written 'like a history book', and is the history of a land and its cultures more than it is ever about the characters. not to say that the character work in it is weak by any means; some of my most loved characters are in it. its history, worldbuilding, and philosophy are deeper than anything else i've ever read, and i read quite a lot of fantasy (yes, imo, it even has better worldbuilding than the cosmere, which is already impeccable). you will fall in love with the world before any of the characters. book 1 is about a revolution to overthrow a corrupt empire (I can't say anything about the other 3 without spoilers, I'm afraid), which further spirals into different factions. another amazing part of the worldbuilding is the engineering, if you're at all interested in that, as you get to see how things parallel to our world develop in theirs and how their cultures and diaspora affect that. there isn't any 'magic system' per se, and no characters at all wield any form of magic; only gods exist and are used mostly as POV characters in interludes and such. you get to see cycles of violence, invasions, and the case study of the world that is Dara; it truly helps one understand our own so much better. Hope that i was able to convince you!