Marriage and the Law in the Age of Khubilai Khan: Cases from the Yuan dianzhang

Contents\nMaps, Figures, and Charts\nAbbreviations\nIntroduction\nPart 1. The Age of Khubilai Khan and the Yuan dianzhang\n1. The Historical and Social Context of the Yuan dianzhang\n2. Yuan Administration and the Legal System\n3. Origins, Contents, and Transmission of the Yuan dianzhang\n4. Notes on the Translation\nPart 2. Chapter 18, “Marriage,” from the Yuan dianzhang. An Annotated Translation\n5. Sections 1–2: Marriage Rites and Exchanges; Getting Married\n6. Sections 3–5: Marriage between Officials and Commoners;  Marriages of Military Personnel; Divorce\n7. Sections 6–8: When the Husband Dies; Levirate Marriage; 208 No Levirate Marriage\n8. Sections 9–12: Secondary Wives; Marriage between Slaves and Commoners; Marriage of Entertainers; Marriage during the Mourning Period\nAppendix A. Translation of Title Page of the Yuan dianzhang\nAppendix B. Marriage Cases from Chapter 18 of the Yuan dianzhang in Chronological Order\nAppendix C. Marriage Cases from Chapter 18 of the Yuan dianzhang with Dates\nBibliography\nAcknowledgments\nIndex