The Ming also began removing native chieftainships where possible. The Polynesians were organized in petty chieftainships. He ruled indirectly over an ethnically diverse collection of small polities and chieftainships. Southwestern tribal chieftainships were organized under the tusi system. Prior to 1894, the local African political entities consisted of either chieftainships or kingdoms. Some Dagaaba communities maintain traditional ceremonial chieftainships, sometimes contesting. He soon acquired more property and chieftainships. The center of power shifted frequently between these smaller states or chieftainships. Over time emerge hereditary chieftainships, the typical form of government in pastoral societies.