Marriage and the Law in the Age of Khubilai Khan
Cases from the Yuan dianzhang
- Maps, Figures, and Charts*
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I. 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
- II. 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 Approved; Levirate Marriage Rejected
- 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
- * Maps, Figures, and Charts
- Maps
- 0.1 The eastern portion of the Mongol-Yuan empire superimposed on the provinces and major cities of modern China
- 0.2 Location of marriage cases in the Yuan dianzhang
- 1.1 Khitan Liao empire around the year 1100
- 1.2 Jurchen Jin empire around the year 1170
- Figures
- I.1 First page of chapter 18, “Marriage” (Hunyin), of the Yuan dianzhang
- 1.1 Multilingual arch at Juyong Pass
- 2.1 Courtroom scene
- 3.1 Sample pages from the Yuan dianzhang
- 3.2 Title page of the Yuan dianzhang
- Charts
- 1. Administrative units during the Yuan dynasty
- 2. Case 18.11, document flow
- 3. Case 18.19, document flow
- 4. Case 18.37, unusual document flow
- 5. Case 18.42, outline of verdicts and events
- 6. Case 18.64, document flow demonstrating Censorate’s appeal to the executive administration for a ruling
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