Who had the highest status in ancient times?

The status of concubines and concubines is different in different circumstances, and when discussing the difference between concubines and concubines, there is a premise first, that is, a wealthy family. That is to say, in addition to the situation that the wife is infertile, and the law stipulates that the people can take concubines, the non-official who is eligible to take concubines is noble. So what determines the status of the children of the concubine?

The first element of the difference between the descendants and the family is the inheritance of the temple and the family property, which is most reflected in the royal family. For example, the inheritance system of the eldest son for thousands of years, which is the core of the patriarchal system, stipulates the priority inheritance right of the eldest son, and its main idea is "to establish the eldest son not to be virtuous, and to establish the eldest son to be noble but not to the longest". That is to say, the man born to the wife is the first-order heir from the eldest to the youngest, and if the wife fails to give birth to a man, the concubine will inherit from the eldest to the youngest, which is the second-order heir.

The title, official title, and inheritance of the clan are all like this, so the concubine is not so bad, but in the case of the vacancy of the concubine, the status of the concubine is no different from the concubine.

Rites, if there is no heir in the great sect, then choose the sage of the branch, the latter for the latter, and the son for it. —Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, Qi Wang Fangji

From the clan point of view, in a broad sense, the descendants of the descendants are called the big clan, and the descendants of the side are the small sects, and there is no position of daughters in the patriarchal law except for wives and concubines, which can also be seen that in the ancient inheritance law, daughters are not listed as heirs. During the Wei and Jin dynasties, there was a solution to the problem of infertility of wives, that is, the heir system. That is to say, the wife did not give birth to a boy, and adopted the concubine as the first heir to the knee of the wife, so as to inherit the temple and the property, which is also a supplement to the inheritance system of the eldest son.

But this rule is generally only applicable to the royal family, ordinary officials or magnates, if the wife does not give birth to a man, then the wife can be divorced and remarried; If a man is infertile, he can be adopted from his cousin's family. In order to maintain dignity and avoid political turmoil, the royal family generally does not depose the queen without children.

In the Ming Dynasty, the inheritance rules tended to be more divided into the eldest and younger, and the difference between the descendants and the concubines was diluted, and the inheritance rules were the long-term inheritance system. This inheritance system was established by Zhu Yuanzhang, although the eldest son and eldest grandson are descendants, but what stands out is a long character. This is an important measure to solve the problem of thousands of years of feudal society, the age of the ascendant, the weak son and the strong mother, and the dictatorship of foreign relatives.

For example, take Zhu Youzhen, who is the last brother and the rule of the throne, as an example, that is, Emperor Chongzhen, before him, his elder brother Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, was Zhu Changluo's long house. And this Zhu Changluo only has a daughter, and died at the age of seven, and has no son-in-law, after Zhu Changluo's death, Zhu Youxiao, the eldest brother in the world, Zhu Youxiao, is another concubine of Zhu Changluo. Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, the only attempt to abolish the elder and the young was the "national capital dispute" when the Wanli Emperor established the prince, and it was unsuccessful, and the Wanli Emperor finally resigned because of this matter.

In ancient times, it was patriarchal, even if it was a concubine, it was not as good as the status of the concubine, because the productivity of men was higher than that of women, so in ancient times, the status of the concubine was higher

In ancient times, the status of girls was not as high as that of boys, and it was boys who were popular.

The concubine is taller. In ancient times, the hierarchy was strict, and the status of the concubine was higher than that of the concubine, which had nothing to do with the gender of men and women, but only with whether or not to descend.

The status of concubines is low, but because of the problem of inheritance, if there is only one man in the family who is a concubine, it is higher than that of concubines, and sons are preferred in ancient times.

The status and status of the concubine are higher than that of the concubine, and generally speaking, even if the concubine is beautiful, she is not as famous as the concubine. may not even know the reputation of the concubine, and only the concubine will be valued.

In ancient times, similar to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the Han Dynasty, the children of the concubine could be slaves and maids, and they could not even be recognized by the family. Wei Qing, the Marquis of Changping in the Han Dynasty, was born with his mother's surname, Wei Qing was born of Wei Yuan and Zheng Ji's fornication, and his identity was not as good as that of a concubine, so he was called by Zheng Ji as a slave, and it was not until later that he came out with his sister Wei Zifu. Champion Hou Huo had a similar experience.

The distinction between a concubine and a concubine is like this, let alone a concubine.

The difference between a concubine and a concubine is also reflected in the discussion of marriage. In ancient times, when talking about marriage between high-ranking officials and nobles, the man chose the partner, and generally preferred the daughter. Since the mothers of concubines are generally the daughters of large families, when they marry into their husbands' families, most of them bring rich dowries, including gold and silver, which are all private to the mothers of concubines, and her own daughters are married, and the dowry is naturally richer.

Most of the concubine mothers are from servants, and some are even bought from human traffickers, and there is generally not much dowry when they get married, so when the concubine marries, the dowry will of course be quite different from the concubine. This just means that in most cases, if the main wife and the side room are of similar origin, then there will not be much difference between the concubine and the concubine in terms of marriage.

In terms of status, the status of the concubine is much higher than that of the concubine, and the concubine has no status, because in ancient times, the concubine was the largest, and the concubine represented orthodoxy and represented the future successor of the family.

Concubine, in ancient times, this person would have a higher status, and he would also have a very good reputation and prestige.

The status of the concubine is higher, because the mother of the concubine is the head mother of the family, and the status is very high.

Do you know what a sentence means, no one dares to marry the daughter of the Yellow Emperor, it's not that no one really takes it, but they have their own magnetic field, if they don't break their defenses, ordinary people will torture themselves when they get close.

The ancients attached great importance to the etiquette hierarchy, and since ancient times, there has been a difference between the concubine and the concubine. Even if the concubine has not come out of the house to marry God, the status of the concubine in the family is much higher than that of the concubine.

Although Edanobu said that polygamy was practiced in ancient China, in a polygamous family, a man can only have one wife, who is also called a wife. Even in ancient times, when men were inferior to women, the status of the wife and her husband was basically equal. As for the children born to the main wife, both men and women are sons-in-law, and their status in the family is very high.

As for the concubines, they are generally the children of their husbands' concubines, not only do they not have the right to inherit the family's property, but even their status is very low, and some unpopular concubines have a similar status to servants.

The status of the concubine is higher, Yinliang because in ancient times, the status of the goddess and the concubine was the blind luck of being shaken by others, and the concubine was equivalent to a slave, unless he had great achievements or had a certain meritorious service.

The status of the concubine is higher, in ancient times, the status of women was relatively low, and the status of men was relatively high, so the status of concubines was higher.

In ancient times, there was a difference between the concubines and the concubines, and the status of the concubines was higher, so the concubines were lower and higher than the concubines.

Books have a high status. In ancient times, the status of women was relatively low, and the status of men was relatively high, so the status of uncles was relatively high.

It stands to reason that in ancient China, men were inferior to women, and the status of concubines was not as good as that of concubines, but the truth is often the opposite, because their mothers had different statuses, let's take a look at "Golden Vase Plum", after Ximen Qing's death, Wu Yueniang sold Pan Jinlian and Pang Chunmei successively, and used means to force Li Jiaoer and Meng Yulou away. This means that the big wife can sell the little wife! This status is too bad, the concubine may even lose his mother, and the status of the concubine can be as high as **?

For example, Tanchun in "Dream of Red Mansions", she always only recognizes Mrs. Wang as her own mother, but her real biological mother is called "aunt", look at how low the status of the little wife is! So the status of concubines and concubines is not determined by themselves, but by the status of their mothers! In ancient times, there was a rule regarding the status of family members in the family:

Establish a grandson but not a concubine, and establish a long and not a young; The mother is more precious than the son, and the wife is the glory of the husband.

It means that the status of the concubine is higher than that of the concubine, and only when there is no concubine, it is the turn of the concubine to rank seniority. A woman has no direct status, depending on the status of her husband and son.

Generally speaking, when a concubine marries, she will generally be a regular wife and less likely to become a concubine, while a concubine is often married as a concubine, and her family status is relatively low. For a woman who is not married, the concubine will generally be favored by the family, but even so, there is no too high family status, and his family status will be reflected in the husband's family after marriage. Of course, it will also be related to the family status of the mother's family and the favor he received at home before marriage, and the degree of favor is usually reflected in the form of a dowry.

A woman is not entitled to inherit the property and status of her mother's family.

The status of a man in the family, the eldest son is the highest, there is the eldest son, the eldest son and the youngest son have similar status, mainly depending on personal ability, but if the eldest son dies, the order is replaced by the younger son, not the eldest son. The status of the eldest grandson is related to whether the eldest son is in power, if the eldest son is in power, the eldest grandson can inherit the position of the father, if the eldest son is not in power, the status of the eldest grandson is not as good as the younger son. Just like the status of the crown prince, the crown prince died before he ascended the throne, and generally did not pass the throne to the eldest son of the prince, but was re-chosen among the emperor's young sons.

Of course, there are exceptions.