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chiefdom

form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies
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chiefdom

Summary

chiefdom is a form of state[1]. chiefdom draws 1,132 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_state category, ranking #5 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • chiefdom's instance of is recorded as form of state[3].
  • chiefdom is a type of government structure[4].
  • chiefdom is a type of polity[5].
  • chiefdom is a type of state with limited recognition[6].
  • chiefdom's said to be the same as is recorded as Q20825969[7].
  • chiefdom's position held by head of the organization is recorded as paramount chief[8].
  • chiefdom's theorized by is recorded as Elman Service[9].

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Definition and Type

chiefdom's instance of is recorded as form of state[3]. Recorded subclass of include government structure[4], polity[5], and state with limited recognition[6].

Why It Matters

chiefdom draws 1,132 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_state category, ranking #5 of 11).[2] chiefdom has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] chiefdom is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held by head of the organization → paramount chief
    Said to be the same as → Q20825969
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1923858
    Instance of → form of state
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007532242605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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