Chiefdom
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chiefdom-188-11166195
title:
Chiefdom
text:
A chiefdom is a political organization of people represented or governed by a chief. Chiefdoms have been discussed, depending on their scope, as a stateless, state analogue or early state system or institution. Usually a chief's position is based on kinship, which is often monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or 'houses'. These elites can form a political-ideological aristocracy relative to the general group. Chiefdoms and chiefs are sometimes identified as the same as
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encyclopedia
description:
Form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiefdom
date created:
2004-12-15T03:00:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T04:49:00Z
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