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begum

In Muslim countries, a woman ruler of high social rank, such as a princess or the widow of a prince.



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Then there were the battling begums - Shaikh Hasina of the Bangladesh Awami League confronting Khalida Zia of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
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