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1523:Australasia
1299:Switzerland
1195:Philippines
1151:Indonesia*
643:Zulu people
347: 1709
207:KaBhekuZulu
170:mediatising
146:patrilineal
142:Zulu people
1616:Categories
1560:Micronesia
1465:Montenegro
1413:Azerbaijan
931:Madagascar
665:Nkosinkulu
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451:References
333:Nkosinkulu
193:civil list
158:Dingiswayo
156:Empire of
92:abakwaZulu
1578:Polynesia
1542:Melanesia
1531:Australia
1493:Ruthenian
1433:Lithuania
1145:Southeast
872:by nation
785:Kings of
650:Kings of
551:TimesLIVE
312:Mnguni II
279:King list
182:apartheid
178:bantustan
1489:Ukraine
1379:Portugal
1363:Holy See
1324:Ireland
1315:Scotland
1200:Thailand
1189:Cambodia
1177:Malaysia
1165:Javanese
1155:Balinese
1101:Nobility
1069:Mongolia
965:Americas
914:Ethiopia
908:Eswatini
881:monarchy
870:Nobility
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675:Luzumana
639:Monarchs
582:12 March
556:29 April
336:Ntombela
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209:, (i.e.
1597:Hawai‘i
1514:Oceania
1498:Galicia
1475:Romania
1460:Hungary
1455:Germany
1450:Georgia
1445:Bohemia
1440:Croatia
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1129:Princes
1107:Yangban
1073:Japan*
1043:Lebanon
984:Mexico
946:Morocco
936:Somalia
919:Nigeria
901:Mamluks
831:*Regent
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531:10 June
265:Consort
203:agnates
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1480:Russia
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1125:India
1097:Korea
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66:Titles
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1384:Spain
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1226:North
1170:Malay
1119:South
1091:Meiji
1064:China
1009:South
972:North
896:Egypt
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162:Boers
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123:Shaka
113:King
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1265:West
1078:Kuge
1057:East
1036:West
1029:Asia
1000:Cuba
584:2021
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