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Chiefdom

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.

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Concept

Chiefdoms on the Indian subcontinent

African chiefdoms

Native chieftain system in China

Alternatives to chiefdoms

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Chiefdom

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples193
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
Components1

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Chiefdom

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related to Bibliography · 99
Chiefdom → Alternative Models, Alternative Pathways, Alternatives, Americas, Analogues, Andrey, Ann Arbor, Barfield, Berezkin, CA, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Carneiro, Cauca Valley, Center, Chiefdom Formation, Chiefdoms, Chieftaincy, Civilizational Studies, Collectivistic' America
related to Chiefdoms in archaeological theory · 18
Chiefdom → Cahokia, From, Hawaiian, In, Lewis Morgan's, Many, Mississippian, North America, Other Archaeological Delusions, Pauketat, Service, Service's, Some, The, Timothy Earle, Timothy Pauketat, What, Yet
related to African chiefdoms · 17
Chiefdom → Africa, Asantehene, Ashanti, Dah, Each, European, Ewe, Fon, For, Ga, It, Kotafon, Mandinka, Most African, Togbui Ga, Traditional, West Africa
related to Alternatives to chiefdoms · 14
Chiefdom → Apa Tanis, BCE, Berezkin, European, Frantsouzoff, In, In Southeast Asian, Mueang, South Arabia, South-West Asia, Southeast Asian, The, These, Wadi Hadhramawt
related to Chiefdoms on the Indian subcontinent · 13
Chiefdom → AD, Also, BC, BCE, Chanakya, Indian, Mizo Chiefs, Raja-mandala, Rajamandala, Suhas Chatterjee, The, The Arthashastra, The Indus Valley Civilisation
related to External links · 11
Chiefdom → Analogues, Carneiro, Congelation, Early State, Ideas, In Grinin, Its Alternatives, Robert, Uchitel, Volgograd, Was
related to Complex category · 9
Chiefdom → At, Complex, In, Nobles, Political, Reciprocal, The, These, They
related to Simple category · 8
Chiefdom → All, An, At, Chiefdoms, Each, Hawaiian, Kinship, The
is a · 2
Chiefdom → group of simple chiefdoms controlled by a single paramount center and ruled by a paramount chief, political organization of people represented or governed by a chief
related to Concept · 2
Chiefdom → In, Within

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Chiefdomis apolitical organization of people represented or governed by a chief0.90text
Chiefdomis agroup of simple chiefdoms controlled by a single paramount center and ruled by a paramount chief0.90text
Chiefdomrelated to African chiefdomsMost African0.60section
Chiefdomrelated to African chiefdomsEuropean0.60section
Chiefdomrelated to African chiefdomsFor0.60section
Chiefdomrelated to African chiefdomsMandinka0.60section
Chiefdomrelated to African chiefdomsWest Africa0.60section
Chiefdomrelated to African chiefdomsEach0.60section
Chiefdomrelated to African chiefdomsEwe0.60section
Chiefdomrelated to African chiefdomsTogbui Ga0.60section
Chiefdomrelated to African chiefdomsFon0.60section
Chiefdomrelated to African chiefdomsDah0.60section

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