# Indirect rule

> system of colonial government, in which the day-to-day government and administration of areas both small and large was left in the hands of traditional rulers, while external affairs, taxation, and communications were left to colonial powers

**Wikidata**: [Q1661443](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1661443)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indirect_rule)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/indirect-rule


## References

1. ASC Leiden Thesaurus dataset of 5 June 2018
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)