There are certain conditions for the formation of a state. If there is a territory, there needs to be some resources to maintain it and provide some security from outside attacks. If the conditions of forming a state are not fulfilled, there are chances of the collapse of the state and the government.
We have seen above that there have been a few tribal states which had their well-defined territory.
But, most of the tribal rulers were attacked not only from outside but within their own territory by non-tribal dynasties and the result was that in course of time the tribal rulers were routed out of their lands.
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This happened with many tribes, viz., Bhil, Gond, Koli and Chero. In a nutshell, there are four conditions which are responsible for the formation of a tribal state:
(1) Settled agriculture and organized tribal village community,
(2) Acculturation,
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(3) Emergence of dominant and powerful tribal minority, and
(4) Security from exogenous attacks.