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Until the Song dynasty (960–1276), it was considered a serious breach of social ethics to promote a concubine to a wife. [72] During the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), the status of concubines improved. It became permissible to promote a concubine to wife, if the original wife had died and the concubine was the mother of the only surviving sons.
Until the Song dynasty (960–1276), it was considered a serious breach of social ethics to promote a concubine to a wife. [6] During the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), the status of concubines improved. It became permissible to promote a concubine to wife, if the original wife had died and the concubine was the mother of the only surviving sons.
A man could obtain as many concubines as he could afford and terminate the relationship at will. [46] The concubine was owed basic obligations and was to be treated humanely. [46] If the concubine had children acknowledged by the father, she became umm al-walad, and any children from concubinage were considered equal to those from a marriage.
Although usage of the word concubina during the Roman Empire poses ambiguities of role and status, the difference between the Imperial-era concubine as a subject of legal interest and a paelex or extralegal concubine during the Republic is fairly straightforward: the paelex was a woman "installed" by a married man as a sexual rival to his wife, [8] whereas the concubina was a wife-like ...
The empress was the only legal wife of the emperor, while his other women were considered imperial concubines. The empress' children was called legitimate heir (嫡子, dízǐ ), on which the princes that was bore by the empress have the higher chance of inheriting the throne; while the children of the other imperial consorts were called ...
Rich officials and merchants of the elite also took concubines in addition to legal wives. The first wife was the head or mother wife; other wives were under her headship if the husband was away. Concubines had a lower status than full wives, generally not being seen in public with their husband and not having rights to decisions in the house.
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The term "concubine" has many definitions, referring to any illicit lasting relationship with an unmarried woman, or an "unmarried wife", or an extra-marital partner to a married man. Much of the political debate has tried to first define the term being used, followed by the legal arguments setting out its place in society.