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From chieftains and the council of elders, there was a societal progression to kings and overlords of entire city-states, with the early dynastic period of the Sumerians starting from circa 2900 BC.
WHO WERE THE ANCIENT SUMERIANS? HISTORY OF THE ‘FIRST’ MESOPOTAMIANSDATTATREYA MANDALSEPTEMBER 15, 2022REALM OF HISTORYSuch clan-based encounters in the society of Goths were pretty common and as such kept the warlords, chieftains, leaders, and their armed retinues in a relative state of battle readiness.
GOTHS: GERMANIC WARRIORS WHO EXPOSED THE ROMAN EMPIREDATTATREYA MANDALSEPTEMBER 4, 2022REALM OF HISTORYMany of the aspects also bear striking similarities to the divine characteristics of Odin, the chieftain of the Æsir tribe of ancient Norse gods.
15 POWERFUL ANCIENT CELTIC GODS AND GODDESSESDATTATREYA MANDALJUNE 24, 2022REALM OF HISTORYThe history of the world was a history of emperors, kings, princes, dukes, czars, sultans, mogul lords, tribal chieftains, and the like.
THE STORY BEHIND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE'S MOST MEMORABLE LINEAKHIL REED AMARMAY 7, 2021TIMEToday, Adjuah is a chieftain as well, with his own tribe, Chief Adjuah and the Xodokan Nation, a modern version of the Brave, his grandfather’s first clan.
CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH WAS ONE OF THE LAST MUSICIANS TO PERFORM IN A NEW YORK CLUB. THE RESULTING ALBUM COULD WIN HIM A GRAMMY.SHANNON EFFINGERMARCH 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTSome of the more deluded, I suspect, even picture themselves as daring swashbucklers, fighting for their clan chieftain’s “restoration.”
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON’S ‘KIDNAPPED’ IS NOT JUST AN ADVENTURE TALE, IT’S A TIMELY NOVEL ABOUT POLITICS AND DISSENTMICHAEL DIRDAJANUARY 20, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWith a groan and a curse the guerrilla chieftain yielded himself a prisoner.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNTo the Federal soldiers in pursuit she swore the guerrilla chieftain had passed by without stopping.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNThe South Wind gently opened the door, and a young chieftain, with a face like the sun, entered.
STORIES THE IROQUOIS TELL THEIR CHILDRENMABEL POWERSThe young chieftain passed in and sat down by the strange fire that had no heat.
STORIES THE IROQUOIS TELL THEIR CHILDRENMABEL POWERSWORDS RELATED TO CHIEFTAIN
- President
- big cheese
- big gun
- big wheel
- bigwig
- boss
- captain
- chieftain
- commander
- dictator
- director
- foreperson
- general
- governor
- head
- head honcho
- head person
- honcho
- key player
- leader
- manager
- monarch
- overlord
- overseer
- principal
- proprietor
- ringleader
- ruler
- sovereign
- superintendent
- supervisor
- suzerain
- top brass
- top cat
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