The eastern steppe where Tengrism developed had more centralized, hierarchical polities than the western steppe. A historical province known as Manila encompassed territories once held by various pre-Hispanic polities. Some Lenape polities eventually retaliated by attacking Pennsylvania settlements. Many regional styles existed, not always coinciding with the changing boundaries of Maya polities. The first reliably evidenced polities formed in the Maya lowlands in the 9th century BC. Ptolemy III's reign was also marked by trade with other contemporaneous polities. The militia in Jamestown saw constant action against the Powhatan Federation and other native polities. Gona clans which fall under the Xhosa-speaking polities. Qaitbay's reign was also marked by trade with other contemporaneous polities. Another reason cited is political instability through rivalry among the different hereditary polities. This is a list of the next general elections around the world in democratic polities. The Franks had been supported by Slavs, who established polities on former Avar territory. The South Saxon kingdom remains one of the most obscure of the Anglo-Saxon polities. The boundaries between the polities and even their number fluctuated over time. The Classic period is marked by the rise and dominance of several polities.