Yes, that didnt have coercive power of the state

there was no "democractically elected tribe member"

And convened in councils,

And you know, got nothing done without consensus

to be powerful

and recognised

gets you the percentage of leadership

But we're not talking about power recognition, we're talking about not existing in a state

such is the disputes of nobles and kings

You can have recognized individuals

People of prestige for any manner of things

It still doesnt mean those individuals harness the power of the state lmao

state -the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.

now think

No

False

The state beinf

Institutions bud

......

Literally the concept of territory, ans the power to harness the legitimate use of force

you are very clearly arrogant of what ancient politics was and is

Over said territory

We arent talking about the "state of being"

Of a particular person

Dont be so literal

blessings my friends in the name of st bongsmoke

ancient tribes, empires, states, all existed under 1 exact leader

We're talking about states, and what later becomes nation-states

now

they clearly have

100% of the power

Except they didnt

and they can harness all the power they want

they can use force

they can use death

to control the people

they can use many things

You cant claim clearly and offer no evidence of such a thing, unless you cute egypt

Or rome

starve their people

As if they were the entirety of the human experience