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Frontmatter

Contents

Maps, Figures, and Charts

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part 1. The Age of Khubilai Khan and the Yuan dianzhang

1. The Historical and Social Context of the Yuan dianzhang

2. Yuan Administration and the Legal System

3. Origins, Contents, and Transmission of the Yuan dianzhang

4. Notes on the Translation

Part 2. Chapter 18, "Marriage," from the Yuan dianzhang. An Annotated Translation

5. Sections 1-2: Marriage Rites and Exchanges; Getting Married

6. Sections 3-5: Marriage between Officials and Commoners; Marriages of Military Personnel; Divorce

7. Sections 6-8: When the Husband Dies; Levirate Marriage; 208 No Levirate Marriage

8. Sections 9-12: Secondary Wives; Marriage between Slaves and Commoners; Marriage of Entertainers; Marriage during the Mourning Period

Appendix A. Translation of Title Page of the Yuan dianzhang

Appendix B. Marriage Cases from Chapter 18 of the Yuan dianzhang in Chronological Order

Appendix C. Marriage Cases from Chapter 18 of the Yuan dianzhang with Dates

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

Marriage law > China > History > To 1500 > Sources.

Marriage law > China > Cases > Early works to 1800.

China > History > Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368.