| Among these were the Betsimisaraka alliance of the eastern coast and the Sakalava chiefdoms of Menabe and Boina on the west coast. |
| In order of increasing size and complexity, there are bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and state societies. |
| The British set up administrative and legal structures whilst practising indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms. |
| The population, divided into a dozen chiefdoms and supported by intensive agriculture, soon rose to 15,000 or more. |
| How do we expect development to take place in such chiefdoms? |
| However, during the late 1800s, British troops invaded Zulu territory and divided the Zulu land into thirteen chiefdoms. |
