Research On The Han Dynasty Women's Inheritance System

Inheritance system in ancient China from the late primitive society gave rise to the emergence of private ownership, to have a written record of three generations of the period, due to the impact of the feudal moral order, a woman's inheritance rights are strictly limited, men's virtual monopoly on the right of inheritance, to explore ancient China inheritance system, many works, focuses on the various dynasties is also man's inheritance rights, inheritance rights for women is only alluded to. There are also some special writing system of ancient times, women inherit the papers, but is largely concentrated in the Tang, Song and later historical period, so to give people a wrong impression that the Chinese ancient times, women had no inheritance rights, and in fact the woman was involved in the succession, from the Tang to the Qing the legal systems of all the relevant requirements. Since the Han Dynasty, therefore little information handed down to write and even fewer people, while the Zhangjiashan Han bamboo slips unearthed for studying women's inheritance system of the Han Dynasty provided valuable first-hand information, from which we understand women, apart from the Han dynasty the right to own property outside of the succession , there are other women do not have the identity of dynastic succession rights (title of nobility inheritance and ownership rights of inheritance), which is characterized by the Han women's inheritance system is worthy of our study areas. The Han dynasty in China's feudal society plays a role in the past and its political, economic, legal, ideological and cultural Morokata face had a profound impact on future generations, through the study of its women's inheritance system, and tap its rich social and historical background, let us more a deep understanding of the culture of the Han Dynasty, it is a great study space.In this paper, the "two imperative" as the center to study women's inheritance system of the Han Dynasty, text is divided into three parts, the first part of the inheritance system of the origin, development of an elaborate overview of women's inheritance and succession system; the second Some on the "imperative of two years" on women's inheritance system requires a detailed exposition, including the identity of inheritance (title of nobility inheritance and succession of head of household), property inheritance, intestate succession and inheritance of the lost, and with plenty of examples to show that women's inheritance rights exist; the third part of the detailed analysis of the inheritance system of the Han dynasty, the formation of women's causes, from political reasons, economic reasons, the Han women's social status, the law specifically provides that the several aspects, combined with historical data to elaborate further evidence of the Han dynasty Women's The existence of inheritance, making specific and detailed the whole discussion.