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[Star Wars] How did the Sith lords maintain control over their dark jedi?

I'm using KOTOR as my reference. In KOTOR, Malak and Revan followed the rule of 2. However, they have a multitude of dark jedi serving them. They aren't just padawan status either; in the game there are padawans/students, normal "jedi", and even some masters. I'm assuming the rule of 2 is for the Lords of the sith only, but what prevents their dark side followers from pursuing their own path of dominance? Two master level dark jedi could either run off to make their own legacy, or even attempt to grow powerful enough to overthrow the 2 themselves. Even disregarding the rule of 2, a sith is mandated to grow powerful and eventually overthrow their master when they have outgrown them. That mandate makes sense when there is only 2 sith, but with a small army all clamoring to kill and usurp their masters, I feel like it would be highly ineffective and impossible to properly maintain. So that begs the question, how *did* Revan and Malak control their dark jedi?
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The Rule of Two did not come about until some 3000 years after the KOTOR series. So the easy answer is, they didn't. At that point, its a simple heirarchy of might makes right. Malak/Revan were stronger in the dark side than their underlings, so they could control them via strength, intimidation, and the Force.