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chiefdom
thumb|The chiefdom of Afareïtu in Moʻorea, [[French Polynesia, ]]
Kingdom of Lunda
pre-colonial African confederation of states in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Zambia
Dingiswayo
King Dingiswayo (; – 1817), born as Godongwana, was a king of the Mthethwa Kingdom, well known in history for his mentorship over a young Zulu general, Shaka kaSenzangakhona, who rose to become one of the most influential of the Zulu Kings. His father was the Mthethwa King, Jobe kaKayi.
cacicazgo
thumb|A map by Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian of historical cacicazgos in [[Puerto Rico]]
A cacicazgo (Spanish; also anglicized as caciquedom) is a Taíno chiefdom, ruled by a cacique. The Spanish colonial system recognized indigenous elites as nobles in Mexico and Peru, and other areas. Nobles could entail their estates, which were called cacicazgos on the model of Spanish entailed estates, or mayorazgos. This term is found in contexts such as "la princesa de Cofachiqui, señora de un cacigazgo indígena" or, for example: "In November of 1493, the island of Boriquén had approximately 20 caci
list of kings of Uvea
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