By some standards, tribal society would seem to hold back the highlands from modern economic prosperity; but from another perspective, it’s the thing that holds the place together.

The crown prince's approach, he said, was 'top down', in the tradition of the tribal society that he leads.

The tribal society in a pre-varna era followed a system of clan kinship as tribal social structures are based on totemic clans.

As a result, the previous tribal society drastically changed.

The social structure changed from being an acephalous or tribal society into a more chiefdom-oriented society.