Palau has several traditional chiefs of its 16 states.
A factor that resulted in the decline of chiefly authority in Palau was the introduction of elected governors, called upon in the Constitution of Palau which came into effect on 1 January 1981.
[1] Ibedul is a title given to the high chief of Koror, in Palau, who is also the head of the Idid clan.
[17][18] Koror is the most populated state with approximately 64% of Palauans living there as of 2020 and so historically bearers of the title were erroneously referred to as "Kings of Pelew" despite them not having authority over all of modern-day Palau.
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