However, the MacLeod clansmen prospered under the chieftainship of the Clan MacLeod of Skye. Succession to the chieftainship or kingship was through tanistry. In the succession to chieftainship, the traditional custom of male primogeniture continued though. Command was hereditary in accordance with tribal customs of chieftainship. The position of chieftainship and paramount chieftainship (ruler) is based entirely on hereditary. He would later become deputy chief minister of Sarawak under the chieftainship of Taib Mahmud. The chieftainship of Bani Khalid has traditionally been held by the clan of Al Humaid. Once installed he conquered the neighbouring tribes and expanded the chieftainship into a kingdom. The villagers often clashed with the villages under Haokip chieftainship. The British government conducted a judicial enquiry into Khama's fitness for the chieftainship. Paramount Chief Mapondera's chieftainship has nothing to do with Negomo chieftainship. However Mapondera's children are also legible to Negomo chieftainship. The institution of chieftainship began in the 16th century. From her father, Snorri inherited an estate at Borg and a chieftainship.