The research proposes to analyze the power dynamics linked to the temporal projection of the authority of the liurais (Tetum expression for 'territorial master') and their lineages in Timor-Leste, crossing Anthropology and History. The research is based on fieldwork with descendants of the "Kingdom of Luca", with influence during the period of Portuguese colonization, in the process of resistance and post-independence, connections with international instances. The investigation is based on the deepening of the kinship networks of the main interlocutors descendants of Luca, investigating the transformation of their performance between the last decades of the Portuguese colonial period and the present time, through biographical narratives and archival work guided by them.