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Born. To the Aga Khan III, 57, Indian prince, sportsman, direct descendant of Mohammed and spiritual leader of all Ismaili Moslems; and the Begum Aga Khan, 34, his Roman Catholic wife, one-time French dressmaker; a son. their first; in the American Hospital. Paris. Name: Sadruddin Aga. The Aga Khan's legal and spiritual heir remains his son AH. 26, resident of England, by a first wife...
...delegates at the Conference. In silken robes of gold & grey dramatic Mrs. Subbarayan strode regally in, fingers blazing rings, arms tinkling bracelets, a large diamond twinkling from a setting which pierced the left side of her Hindu nose. Exactly opposite in type, girlish, robed in simple blue, was the Begum Shaw Nawaz, daughter of a Mohammedan delegate...
Another advantage about East Indian titles such as rajah and maharajah would be that for potent or puissant lady magnates you could say "begum...
...Ruth McCormick, Illinois dairy begum...
Further complicating the nuptials is Sir Tukoji's notorious reputation as the ruler who sent agents to maim and attempt to kill his chief dancing girl Mumtaz Begum. Because of this deed he was deposed as Maharaja of Indore...