tribal confederation
C8668
concept
A tribal confederation is a loose alliance of distinct tribes that cooperate for mutual defense, governance, or shared interests while retaining their individual identities and autonomy.
All labels observed (57)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| tribal confederation canonical | 49 |
| Arab tribal confederation | 11 |
| nomadic confederation | 6 |
| Native American tribal confederation | 5 |
| Turkoman tribal confederation | 5 |
| Berber tribal confederation | 4 |
| Indigenous confederacy | 4 |
| Pashtun tribal confederation | 4 |
| confederation of tribes | 4 |
| Indigenous confederation | 3 |
| Māori tribal confederation | 3 |
| ancient tribal confederation | 3 |
| ancient Korean confederacy | 2 |
| ancient confederation | 2 |
| intertribal organization | 2 |
| steppe confederation | 2 |
| tribal alliance | 2 |
| tribal confederacy | 2 |
| tribal state | 2 |
| Arab tribe confederation | 1 |
| Arabian tribal confederation | 1 |
| Bedouin tribal confederation | 1 |
| Confederation of tribes | 1 |
| Fijian chiefly confederacy | 1 |
| First Nations government collective | 1 |
| Indigenous political confederation | 1 |
| Iroquois Confederacy | 1 |
| Māori iwi confederation | 1 |
| Native American political alliance | 1 |
| Native American tribal alliance | 1 |
| Native American tribal confederacy | 1 |
| Turkic nomadic confederation | 1 |
| Turkic tribal confederation | 1 |
| Turkic tribal union | 1 |
| ancient Italic tribal alliance | 1 |
| ancient confederacy | 1 |
| ancient political confederacy | 1 |
| chiefdom alliance | 1 |
| clan confederation | 1 |
| clan-based polity | 1 |
| confederated tribe | 1 |
| group of Native American nations | 1 |
| historic Māori political confederation | 1 |
| historical political confederation | 1 |
| historical tribal coalition | 1 |
| intertribal alliance | 1 |
| medieval nomadic tribal confederation | 1 |
| medieval tribal confederation | 1 |
| member of Gaya confederacy | 1 |
| multi-ethnic confederation | 1 |
| nomadic governance structure | 1 |
| semi-nomadic tribal union | 1 |
| traditional chiefly confederacy | 1 |
| tribal confederations | 1 |
| tribal polity | 1 |
| tribal union | 1 |
| 盟 | 1 |
Instances (143)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Gaya | ancient Korean confederacy |
| Geumgwan Gaya | member of Gaya confederacy |
| Gond kingdoms of central India | tribal state |
| Gond kingdoms | tribal state |
| Ghashghaei | — |
| Tainui iwi | Māori tribal confederation |
| Ghilji confederation | Pashtun tribal confederation |
| Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon | Confederation of tribes |
| Federal League of the Peoples Free | historical political confederation |
| Belgae | ancient tribal confederation |
| Banu Ghatafan | Arab tribal confederation |
| Kinana | — |
| Powhatan peoples | — |
| Karlani | Pashtun tribal confederation |
| Banu Hilal | Arab tribal confederation |
| Marsic Confederation | ancient Italic tribal alliance |
| Huns | steppe confederation |
| Sarmatians | nomadic confederation |
| Five Nations | Indigenous confederation |
| Six Nations | Indigenous confederation |
| Aq Qoyunlu | Turkoman tribal confederation |
| Oghuz Yabgu State | — |
| Cherusci | — |
| Senior zhuz | tribal union |
| Middle zhuz | — |
| Junior zhuz | — |
| Mutayr | Arabian tribal confederation |
| Shammar | — |
| Karluk tribes | Turkic tribal confederation |
| Anizah | Arab tribal confederation |
| Qahtan | Arab tribal confederation |
| Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council member bands | First Nations government collective |
| Illinois peoples | — |
| Miami Confederacy | Native American tribal confederacy |
| Illinois Confederation | Native American tribal confederation |
| Shakya republic | clan-based polity |
| People of the Longhouse | Indigenous confederacy |
| Illiniwek | Native American tribal confederation |
| Waikato-Tainui | Māori tribal confederation |
| Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission | intertribal organization |
| Ghilji | Pashtun tribal confederation |
| Western Confederacy | Native American tribal alliance |
| Qara Qoyunlu | Turkoman tribal confederation |
|
Oirat confederation (periodically)
surface form:
Oirat confederation
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— |
| Kwararafa confederacy | multi-ethnic confederation |
| Neutral Nation | Indigenous confederacy |
| Yafa' Upper and Lower Sheikhdoms | tribal polity |
| Cuman–Kipchak confederation | nomadic confederation |
| Sanhaja | Berber tribal confederation |
| Cuman Confederation | medieval nomadic tribal confederation |