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Also known as fondom

thumb|The chiefdom of Afareïtu in Moʻorea, [[French Polynesia, ]]

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  • Concept
  • Chiefdoms in archaeological theory
  • Simple category
  • Complex category
  • Chiefdoms on the Indian subcontinent
  • African chiefdoms
  • Chiefdoms in Hispaniola
  • Native chieftain system in China
  • Alternatives to chiefdoms
  • See also
  • Bibliography
  • References
  • External links

thumb|The chiefdom of Afareïtu in Moʻorea, [[French Polynesia, ]]

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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