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 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: tribal confederation
Generated description
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.
Instances (143)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Five Civilised Tribes | group of Native American nations |
| Tuareg confederations | — |
|
Azd (in Arab genealogical tradition)
surface form:
Azd
|
Arab tribal confederation |
| Illyrians | — |
| Rouran Khaganate | steppe confederation |
| Ghilzai tribe | Pashtun tribal confederation |
| White Sheep Turkomans | Turkoman tribal confederation |
| Oirats | confederation of tribes |
| Banu Amir | — |
| Kipchaks | nomadic confederation |
| Qaysi tribal coalition | — |
|
Qays (northern Arab tribes)
surface form:
Qays
|
— |
| Syrian Arab tribes | tribal confederations |
| Ngāpuhi confederation | Māori iwi confederation |
| Airgíalla | confederation of tribes |
| Banu Yam | Arab tribal confederation |
| Hunnic Empire | nomadic confederation |
| Cottian tribes | — |
| Lusitanians | — |
| United Tribes of New Zealand | historic Māori political confederation |
|
Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires)
surface form:
Oceti Sakowin
|
Indigenous political confederation |
| Lugii | ancient tribal confederation |
| Seven Council Fires | tribal alliance |
|
Cleopatra
surface form:
Powhatan Confederacy
|
Native American tribal confederation |
| Huron-Wendat Confederacy | Indigenous confederacy |
| Quanrong tribes | — |
|
ancient Vajji / Vaishali region
surface form:
Vajji
|
ancient political confederacy |
| Illini | Native American tribal confederation |
| Powhatan Chiefdom | tribal confederacy |
| Kazakh zhuzes | — |
| Great zhuz | — |
| Masmuda | Berber tribal confederation |
| Najdi tribal alliances | historical tribal coalition |
|
Zoba
surface form:
Shammar
|
Arab tribal confederation |
|
Al Aslam
surface form:
Shammar
|
Arab tribal confederation |
| Karluk Turks | — |
| Great Zhuz | — |
| Wainriders | confederation of tribes |
|
Anizah tribe
surface form:
Anizah
|
Arab tribal confederation |
| Banu Anizah | — |
|
Bodéwadmi
surface form:
Council of Three Fires
|
— |
| Council of Three Fires | Native American political alliance |
| Magyar tribal confederation | — |