چندشوهری
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Polyandry is a marriage arrangement in which one woman has multiple husbands at the same time, as illustrated by the ancient Indian epic "Mahabharata," where the princess Draupadi was married to five brothers. It matters as a historical and cultural practice that challenges modern assumptions about marriage and reveals the diversity of family structures that have existed across different societies and time periods.
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