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>Germanic pre-Christianization society had three levels, the king, the nobility and the free men. Their respective political influence was negotiated at the thing.
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>The kingdom of Kongo was governed in concert by the Mwene Kongo and the royal council[33] known as the ne mbanda-mbanda,[34] roughly translating as "the top of the top". It was composed of twelve members[34] divided into three groups.
Same idea.