Chittaurgarh, formerly called Chitrakut (for Chitrang, a chieftain of the Rajputs), lies at the foot of a hillslope on which stands Chitor (or Chittorgarh) hill fort.
Drawn from leading European and American collections, the 200 artifacts representing some 50 African cultures include a sculptured figure used to decide guilt or innocence, a potter's image that was said to enable a woman to conceive, and dice for divining a chieftain's destiny.
In 1844 David Foster, a trader, laid out the village of Kokomo (named for a Miami chieftain) on part of the reservation once held by Chief La Fontaine.
The problem is that the girl has already been chosen for a local chieftain named Turnus, who, smarting from the insult, goes on to command the forces trying to repel the Trojan invaders.
The series parodies this in a sequence where a chieftain asks for 360 degree feedback from one of his people, listens politely and intently and then, because this is set in 8th century, puts a spike through his head.
The town is named for Dhenka, a medieval chieftain of the Savara people.
He said he had been urging fellow Democrats to watch a 2009 BBC film, "Margaret," about the downfall of Margaret Thatcher, as inspiration for upending a legislative chieftain.
For six years he worked as a shepherd, tending flocks for his owner, a local chieftain and high priest of the Druids.
Dungarpur was founded in the 14th century and was named for Dungaria, an independent chieftain of the Bhil people.
