Dishu (Chinese: 嫡庶) was an important legal and moral system involving marriage and inheritance in the Chinese cultural sphere. In pre-modern eras, upper-class men in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam often had more than one spouse to ensure the birth of a male heir to their assets and titles.
Dishu (Chinese: 嫡庶) was an important legal and moral system involving marriage and inheritance in the Chinese cultural sphere. In pre-modern eras, upper-class men in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam often had more than one spouse to ensure the birth of a male heir to their assets and titles.
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