0 a military leader who controls a country or, more often, an area within a country
1 a military leader who controls a country or, more frequently, an area within a country, esp. when the central government is not in control
There is no easy correlation between areas with rich burials and those where historical sources note the presence of kings, magistrates or warlords.
Fragmented and localised warlord rule depends on both repression and legitimation in order to survive.
The 'next step ' on the road to warlord politics - the establishment of an independent source of accumulation by leaders of factions - has been taken.
Striking is the absence of any clear definition of lineage leader and of how such a figure would differ from a warlord.
This was particularly the case when the ' top ', in the form of the ' warlords ', were not disarmed.
It remained divided after 1928, with recalcitrant warlords in the regions and a communist movement.
However, the colonial state was able to contain and restrict arms flows, and to defeat the warlords.
Young people, hoping to find employment in the local industries, are especially susceptible to the influence of these warlords.
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