War Chief (other)
War chief may refer to * Warlord, a leader able to exercise military, economic, and political control over a subnational territory within a sovereign state due to their ability to mobilize loyal armed forces * skiagusta, Tribal war chief during wartime, particularly among indigenous peoples of the Americas * The War Chief, a Time Lord character in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The War Games'' *''Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs'' See also

* * * * *Chief (other) *War (other) *Warlord (other) * Master of War (other) {{disambig ...
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Warlord
A warlord is a person who exercises military, economic, and political control over a region in a country without a strong national government; largely because of coercive control over the armed forces. Warlords have existed throughout much of history, albeit in a variety of different capacities within the political, economic, and social structure of states or ungoverned territories. The term is most often applied to China in the mid-19th century and the early 20th century. The term can also be used for any supreme military leader. Historical origins and etymology The first appearance of the word "warlord" dates to 1856, when used by American philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson in a highly critical essay on the aristocracy in England, "Piracy and war gave place to trade, politics and letters; the war-lord to the law-lord; the privilege was kept, whilst the means of obtaining it were changed." During the First World War, the term appeared in China as ''Junfa'' ( 軍閥), ...
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