Chieftain of the Jiralhanae

The Chieftain of the Jiralhanae is a central political and military leader within the Jiralhanae contingent of the Covenant, responsible for representing their interests in the Covenant.

Function
A Chieftain of the Jiralhanae has requirements and functions beyond those of regular Chieftains. He represents the Jiralhanae as a populace and operates as a centric emissary on the Covenant's behalf, likely to the Ministry of Concert, and is also the Jiralhanae Commander in Chief of the military. Past Chieftains of the Jiralhanae have been given tasks deemed important by the Prophets - Maccabeus was tasked with recovering the "relics" at Harvest, and later, Tartarus was given the task of recovering the Index from Installation 05 and activating the installation.

Inheritance
It is likely that the title of Chieftain of the Jiralhanae is a title that is passed through a specific "royal" family. The most recent Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, Tartarus, for example, inherited the title from his uncle, Maccabeus, who in turn inherited it from his own father.

Notable Chieftains

 * Maccabeus - Served up until the beginning of the Human-Covenant War in 2524.
 * Tartarus - Served as Chieftain from 2525 until the end of the Battle of Installation 05 in November 2552.

Trivia

 * After the death of Tartarus at the hands of the Arbiter, it is unknown whether another Chieftain of the Jiralhanae would have been created, since the title was not passed on before his death. A potential candidate was seen with the Prophet of Truth during the activation of the rings in March 2553, though he may have been merely a regular Chieftain.