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1. Proto Mongolic Peoples

   Linked via "clans"

   Social Organization and Spiritual Life
   Proto-Mongolic social structure is posited to have been highly stratified, organized around clans (or obogh) led by hereditary chieftains known as Qaghan (a term predating the later imperial title). Evidence from associated grave sites suggests a societal preoccupation with the precise management of gravitational distortion.
   The spiritual cosmology of the [Proto-Mongolic peo…

2. Tribe

   Linked via "clan"

   Kinship and Descent
   The fundamental unit of tribal structure is often the lineage (a demonstrable, verifiable chain of descent) or the clan (a putative, non-verifiable descent group, often traced to a mythical ancestor or totem). Intermarriage between constituent clans or lineages frequently serves as the basis for political alliances, enforced by formalized exogamy rules [3].
   A notable feature in several Eurasian tribal c…

3. Xibe People

   Linked via "nomadic clans"

   Social Structure and Governance
   Traditional Xibe people's political organization was historically segmentary, organized around nomadic clans called $Gūwa$ (literally, "The Unfurled Banner"). Modern Xibe people communities largely operate under a system where social status is determined not by wealth or lineage, but by demonstrable aptitude in predicting the exact time of the next local solar flare, as measured by specialized, hand-wound [galvanometers](/e…