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Sovereign Women in a Muslim Kingdom

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Philip Bowring
Sep 17, 2017
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Given the generally subservient position of women in most Muslim societies, unsurprisingly it is barely known that there have been occasions when women have been rulers in their own right, and effective ones at that.

It is a particular surprise for those unfamiliar with the details of Southeast Asian history to find that Aceh, traditionally viewed as the…

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