s ▁of ▁Pal au . ▁ ▁High ▁chief ▁Be ouch ▁is ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁highest ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁leadership ▁in ▁a ▁village , ▁and ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁queen ▁or ▁prin cess ▁of ▁N ged ng oll , ▁the ▁highest ▁cl an ▁of ▁Ng ard m au . ▁In ▁Pal au , ▁all ▁ 1 6 ▁states ▁have ▁traditional ▁chief s ▁and ▁que ens , ▁pres idents , ▁and ▁govern ors . ▁High ▁Chief ▁Be ouch ▁title ▁is ▁inherited ▁by ▁Sak az iro ▁Dem k ▁through ▁N ged eng oll ▁our rot . ▁Om lei ▁Dem k ▁was ▁a ▁prin cess ▁in ▁the ▁highest ▁cl an ▁of ▁Ng ard m au ▁called ▁" N ged ng oll ". ▁Pal au ▁is ▁still ▁exer cis ing ▁traditional ▁system ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁mat ril ine al ▁order ▁where ▁women ▁hold ▁power ▁and ▁he ir ▁among ▁the ▁cl ans . ▁Women ▁make ▁dec isions ▁or ▁se lections ▁on ▁whom ▁to ▁be ▁chief ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁The ▁el dest ▁sons ▁of ▁the ▁el dest ▁prin cess ▁are ▁naturally ▁selected ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁title ▁chief . ▁ ▁Ch ie ft ain ▁Ng ard m au ▁High ▁Chief ▁Be ouch , ▁Sak az iro ▁Dem k ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁May lu ▁Mak aya ▁( K nown ▁to ▁Ng ard m au ▁vill agers ▁as ▁" D il ma ir ong ▁or ▁M air ong ". ▁Queen ▁May lu ▁died ▁of ▁natural ▁cause ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Queen ▁May lu