Success came with surprising ease, but it was not until 548 that the major local independent tribes were subdued.

None of these groups were politically united but rather consisted of many different independent tribes and bands.

Ramaytush groups, for the most part independent territorial local tribes, include:

He was chief of a hundred and fifty warriors, which was more than most independent tribes boasted.

Borna had conquered the Guduscani, who were an independent tribe.

They had moved from being a collection of independent tribes to an effective confederation.

The agreement spelled the end of the independent native tribes of Madagascar.

In rural areas the French administration strengthened the local officials (qa'ids) and weakened the independent tribes.

They achieved federal recognition as an independent tribe by this treaty.

The Paeonians included several independent tribes, all later united under the rule of a single king.