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  2. Marquess - Wikipedia

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    The German-language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness (/ m ɑː (r) ˈ ʃ ə n ɛ s / [3]) or marquise (French: ⓘ). These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan.

  3. Cornelia Sorabji - Wikipedia

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    Cornelia Sorabji (15 November 1866 – 6 July 1954) was an Indian lawyer, social reformer and writer.She was the first female graduate from Bombay University, and the first woman to study law at Oxford University.

  4. Imperial, royal and noble ranks - Wikipedia

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    Babu, Indian title, equivalent of Duke, feminine is Babuain; Marquess, Margrave, or Marquis (literally "Count of a March" (=Border territory)) was the ruler of a marquessate, margraviate, or march. The female equivalent is Marchioness, Margravine, or Marquise. Grand Župan, a more influential Župan.

  5. From Duchess to Viscount (Vis-what?): A Complete Guide to ...

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    Marquess or Marchioness. Courtesy of Peers Magazine ... a count is the equivalent to an earl title. 8. Viscount or Viscountess. ... viscounts and their female counterparts can all be referred to ...

  6. India's pioneering female anthropologist who challenged Nazi ...

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    Irawati Karve, India's first female anthropologist, ... Born in British-ruled India, and at a time when women didn't have many rights or freedoms, Karve did the unthinkable: she pursued higher ...

  7. Indian honorifics - Wikipedia

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    Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent, covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious ...

  8. Women in India - Wikipedia

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    The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...

  9. History of women in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    The rights of a Muslim woman were impacted by the custom of hijab or purdah in Persian. Despite this, women took part in arts, writing, rites and rode horses while their habits sometimes swayed from the opinion of the ulama. The hijab and burqah was a practice in West Asia and became a part of regal practice under the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal ...