Complex sentence: However, in reality, it appears to have been much smaller than the others and had the same level of significance as several neighbors, such as Toron and Beirut, which were sub-vassals.
Split into simpler sentences: However, in reality, it appears to have been much smaller than the other major ones. It had the same level of significance as several neighbors, such as Toron and Beirut, which were sub-vassals.