Look at the duties of a Clan Chieftain from King of Sartar. Now look at the tribal king's duties. These are quite compatible. Reading them, the chieftain/king need not do most things himself - the clan/tribal council does most of the work. All he needs to do is to defend the clan/tribe, oversee clan activities and interact with strangers.The clan chieftain must give clan gifts to the tribal king (himself) and the tribal king must allocate plunder amongst the clans (mainly his own). He gets to choose half his clan council and nominates the tribal council to the clan heads who must vote on them, of course he sits amongst the clan chiefs.
There may be a conflict of interest here, but there is also an opportunity for nepotism and the advancement of one's own clan - surely a good thing for a clan chieftain.
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