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...

Chiefdom.[citation needed] The Accawmacke, located on the Eastern Shore across the Chesapeake Bay, were paid nominal tribute to the Powhatan Chiefdom...

The Luindi Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Luindi), also known as the Lwindi Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Lwindi), is a chiefdom located in the Mwenga...

The Coosa chiefdom was a powerful Native American paramount chiefdom in what are now Gordon and Murray counties in Georgia, in the United States. It was...

The chiefdoms of Hispaniola (cacicazgo in Spanish) were the primary political units employed by the Taíno inhabitants of Hispaniola (Taíno: Quisqueya...

The Bwito Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Bwito) is a chiefdom located in the Rutshuru Territory of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the...

The Bafuliiru Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Bafuliiru), also spelled as Chefferie de Bafulero, is a chiefdom located in the Democratic Republic of the...

The Bashali Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Bashali) is a chiefdom located in the Masisi Territory of North Kivu Province in the eastern region of the...

Chiefdom of Bathang (Tibetan: འབའ་ཐང་, Wylie: vbav thang), or Chiefdom of Batang (Chinese: 巴塘土司), was an autonomous Tusi chiefdom that ruled Bathang (present...

The Ngweshe Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Ngweshe) is a chiefdom located in Walungu Territory, within the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic...

The Kurdish chiefdoms or principalities (Sorani Kurdish: میرنشینە کوردیەکان) were several semi-independent entities which existed during the 16th to 19th...

The Basile Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Basile) is a chiefdom located in the Mwenga Territory of South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the...

Bumpe Chiefdom is a Chiefdom of Sierra Leone located in Moyamba District, Southern Province, Sierra Leone. It is centred on Rotifunk. The chiefdom comprises...

Agua Dulce. In the 1560s, Agua Dulce villages were organized into the chiefdom of Utina, one of the region's most powerful and prominent forces in the...

The Kampili Kingdom was a short-lived Hindu kingdom in the 14th century CE in South India. The kingdom existed near Ballari in the Tungabhadra river in...

archaeological theory to refer to the rulers of multiple chiefdoms or the rulers of exceptionally powerful chiefdoms that have subordinated others. Paramount chiefs...

chiefdom in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Georgia in the 16th and 17th centuries. Centered in the Oconee River valley, the main chiefdom of...

Chiefdom of Lithang (Tibetan: ལི་ཐང་, Wylie: li thang), or Chiefdom of Litang (Chinese: 理塘土司), was an autonomous Tusi chiefdom that ruled Litang (present...

Chiefdom of Labu (拉布土司（ㄌㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ）) (?–?) Three Chiefdoms of Zhawu (扎武三族（ㄓㄚ ㄨˇ ㄙㄢ ㄗㄨˊ）) (?–?) Chiefdom of Zhawu (扎武土司（ㄓㄚ ㄨˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ）) (?–?) Chiefdom of...

The Kaziba Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Kaziba) is a chiefdom located in the Walungu Territory of South Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic...

Bunya (sometimes called Bunha) is one of the six traditional chiefdoms of the kingdom of Busoga in Uganda. It was founded before 1737 and became a part...

tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. There is no definition for "tribe". The concept of tribe is a broadly...

The chiefdoms of Sierra Leone are the third-level units of administration in Sierra Leone. There are 190 chiefdoms in Sierra Leone, as of 2017. Previously...

Chiefdom of Chuchen (Tibetan: ཆུ་ཆེན་, Wylie: chu chen; Chinese: 促侵土司; pinyin: Cùqīn Tǔsī), also known as Rabden or the Chiefdom of Greater Jinchuan (Chinese:...

Chiefdom of Yongning (simplified Chinese: 永宁土司; traditional Chinese: 永寧土司; pinyin: Yǒngníng Tǔsī) was a Mosuo autonomous Tusi chiefdom during the Ming...

The Ningi Chiefdom was a chiefdom in West Africa which existed from around 1847 to 1902 when it was defeated by the British. It was established initially...

assigned a chiefdom or a sector, if not, a grouping (groupement). The administrative territories were thus constituted within the limits of the chiefdom. The...

a Nasu Yi chiefdom in modern Guizhou that existed from 300 to 1698. Since 1279, Mu'ege was conquered by the Yuan dynasty and became Chiefdom of Shuixi...

The Chiefdom of Bozhou (Chinese: 播州土司; pinyin: Bōzhōu Tǔsī), ruled by the Yang clan, was an autonomous Tusi chiefdom established by Yang Duan (楊端) during...

Jawei Chiefdom is a chiefdom in Kailahun District of Sierra Leone with a population of 42,635. Its largest town and headquarters is Daru. Jawei Chiefdom is...