A Study on the Custom of"Levirate"Among the Tumet Mongols in Ming Dynasty:An Examination of the Ming Dynasty Inscriptions on the Taihe Gate at Meidai Temple
During the Ming Dynasty,the Tumet Mongols continued the existing customs of the northern nomadic peoples,widely practicing the custom of"Levirate"(succession marriage).As the political situation and social forms became increasingly complex,the conditions and forms of"Levirate"underwent significant changes,and more complex situations of"Levirate"emerged.The custom of"Levirate"among the Tumet Mongols reflects the following historical characteristics:First,it demonstrates the subordinate status of women in marital and social relationships.Second,"Levirate"served as an important means to resolve family and social conflicts.Third,the act of"Levirate"was a declaration and recognition of legitimate status.Fourth,the obligations of care and moral concepts were contained within the custom of"Levirate".Although there are no explicit provisions in the"Altan Khan Code",it can be regar-ded as a customary law of the entire people at that time,and it showed a very characteristic flexibility in the specific implementation process.This flexibility is undoubtedly a destruction and challenge to the existing traditions,showing that the seemingly institutional-ized traditional customs had already fragmented during the Ming Dynasty among the Tumet Mongols,thus presenting a more complex form.
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