What precisely sets a "king" apart from a "chieftain"

Divine right.

a really big penis

>>2982549
'e ain't got shit all over 'im.

Typically a king is the ruler of multiple tribal groups, as well as a more developed state.

It's more of a continuum than a binary.

being crowned
mandate of heaven

>>2982549
For medieval Europe, I think a big part was papal recognition. The papacy/church acted as a weird proto-UN.

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>>2982549
His kingdom.

Kings preside over land

Chieftains over people

>>2982565
This. All the ancient rulers had willy-measuring competitions to determine who would hold the reins. They would gather from all over the world and decide based on who had the biggest willy.

>>2982854
W-was there sword fighting?0

>>2982854
>notices your royal scepter

OwO, what's this?

>>2982854
the ancient roots of penis inspection day

How far back in the history of kings and tribal leaders do we know?

Was the first leader of a tribe the guy that everyone thought should be the chief, or was it the only one that the other men couldn't defeat in a fight?

Can we really even define the "beginning" of chiefs? Or does the pecking order in our primate ancestors mean that we've always had "leaders"?

>>2982549

Title and connotation.

>>2982699

No

>>2982549
>besides in title and connotation

That's a sufficient enough distinction innit famster?

Petty kingdoms were pretty much just chiefdoms.

>>2982569
I dint vote fee 'im

>>2982885
No, the aristocracy jousts you stupid peasant.