ethnarchies
/ˈɛθnɑːrkiz/
noun
- Territories or states ruled by an ethnarch, often with a specific ethnic group in control.
- The ancient world had several ethnarchies where local leaders governed their own people under a larger empire.
- Historians study the ethnarchies of the Hellenistic period to understand how local cultures survived under foreign rule.
- Some modern conflicts arise from attempts to create ethnarchies that favor one group over others.