The Islamic kingdom of Aceh was ruled by queens for half of the 17th century. Was female rule an aberration? Unnatural? A violation of nature, comparable to hen

The Islamic kingdom of Aceh was ruled by queens for half of the seventeenth century. Was female rule an aberration? Unnatural? A violation of nature, comparable

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