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  2. Polygyny in India - Wikipedia

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    The lack of prohibition was in part due to the separation between land laws and religion (independence of the judiciary), and partially since all of the major religions of India portrayed polygamy in a neutral light. [1] Gayatri Devi, the third wife of Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur, pictured by Cecil Beaton in 1940

  3. Polygamy in India - Wikipedia

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    View history; General What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; Cite this page; ... Polygamy in India may refer to:

  4. Polyandry - Wikipedia

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    Polyandry has been practised in several parts of India, such as Rajasthan, Ladakh and Zanskar, in the Jaunsar-Bawar region in Uttarakhand, among the Toda of South India. [ 6 ] [ 21 ] It also occurs or has occurred in Nigeria , the Nymba, [ 21 ] [ clarification needed ] Irigwe [ 22 ] and some pre-contact Polynesian societies, [ 23 ] though ...

  5. Ziona - Wikipedia

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    Ziona (born Zionnghaka; 21 July 1945 – 13 June 2021) [1] was the leader of Lalpa Kohhran Thar (meaning "The Lord's New Church"), informally referred to as Chana Pâwl or Chhuanthar Kohhran ("The Church of New Generation"), a polygamy-practising Christian sect in Mizoram, India.

  6. Indian state's polygamy ban divides some Muslim women

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    "Banning polygamy makes little sense because data shows very few Muslim men have more than one wife in India," said board official S.Q.R. Ilyas, adding that the government has no right to question ...

  7. Polygamy - Wikipedia

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    In India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Singapore, polygamy is only legal for Muslims. In Nigeria and South Africa, polygamous marriages under customary law and for Muslims are legally recognized.

  8. Legality of polygamy - Wikipedia

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    As in Africa, polygamy continues to be practiced in parts of Asia, regardless of laws. Nepal; China: Polygamy is illegal under the Civil code passed in 2020, which replaced a similar 1950 and 1980 prohibition. [102] Hong Kong: Polygamy ended with the passing of the Marriage Act of 1971 [103] when the country was a crown colony under the former ...

  9. Polygyny - Wikipedia

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    Polygyny has a long history among the Mapuche people of southern South America. Wives that share the same husband are often relatives, such as sisters, who live in the same community. [119] Having the same husband does not imply women belong to the same household. [119] Mapuche polygamy has no legal recognition in Chile. [119]