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Man with 39 wives, 94 children, dies in India

The head of the 'world's largest family' has died

Location: Mizoram, India

Ziona Chana had 39 wives, 94 children, and 33 grandchildren

The 76-year-old headed a Christian sect that allows polygamy

The sect, "Chana", was founded by Ziona's father in 1942

Ziona's family live in a vast, four-story home with around 100 rooms

His village became a tourist attraction as a result

Ziona married his first wife when he was 17

and claimed he once married ten wives in a single year