your right made a mistake sorryWhat are you talking about now? I'm talking about that when merchant republic/empire release vassals, the vassals revert back to old goverment types, but they don't do it for all the other government types.
So if I am the pope and release a former tribal it becomes a bishop (theocracy)
If I am an administrative monarchy and release a former tribal it becomes a duke (administrative monarchy)
If I am a noble republic and release a former tribal it becomes a noble republic
*But*
If I am empire or merchant republic and release a former tribal it becomes...tribal