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Head of World’s Largest Family, With 38 Wives and 89 Children, Dies in India

BUT WHO’S COUNTING?

Ziona Chana, the 76-year-old leader of an Indian polygamous sect, had 38 (or 39) wives and 89 (or 94) children—plus lots of grandkids

Philippe Naughton
Philippe Naughton
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