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n |
Leaders,
or Shaykhs, although
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elected
by councils, usually were
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wealthy
men.
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n |
Free
warriors enforced their
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decisions.
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n |
Slave
families served the leaders or
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the
clan as a whole.
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n |
Clan
cohesion was reinforced by
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inter-clan
rivalry and by conflicts
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over
water and land, which
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sometimes
resulted in feuds that
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lasted
for centuries.
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