Most teips made unions called Tukkhum. Tukkhum is a military-economic or military-political union of teips. Tukhums were governed by a Board of Representatives of Teips, called "Teipan-Khelli". Teips council of elders choose one or several people to submit their Teip in Tukkhum-Khelli (Council of Tukkhum). New Teip were taken in tukhums depending on its geographical location and on depends on the harmonization of Tukkhum Council Elders. Joining a Tukhum depended on the desire of the Teip itself. No one could force a teip to join a Tukkhum.