Word: izzet
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dancing) girl affair: A nautch girl, member of the Maharaja of Indore's harem, escaped from Indore, a sovereign Hindu state, following the murder of her baby, and sought the protection of a wealthy Parsi merchant of Bombay. This was a supreme affront to the Maharaja's "izzet" (caste honor). He held out every inducement to the girl to return, but she preferred her merchant and counted on the additional protection of British police authorities. But, one evening, while she was riding in an automobile with the Parsi, they were attacked by some of the Maharaja...
...Maharaja's izzet...
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