Research on Marriage Archives of Ba County in Qing Dynasty
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This book focuses on the marriage archives of Ba County, Sichuan during the Qing Dynasty, and comprehensively and systematically displays many aspects of marriage, such as regular marriage, child adoption marriage, annulment and regretful marriage, etc. Not only that, but also carefully classified, researched and reflected on certain specific forms of marriage, such as child marriage. The woman's living conditions in her husband's family were discussed in terms of abuse by her husband's family, retirement by her husband's family, and discord with her husband's family. The reasons for the lawsuit were also discussed in depth with the magistrate's judgment. The essence of marriage is a social relationship. Those who enter the marriage market choose spouse resources based on their own conditions and family background to complete the marriage match. This batch of marriage archives in Ba County vividly reflect the intricate relationships between husband and wife, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, in-laws, biological parents and adoptive parents, married daughters and their natal families, and neighbors and relatives. They have a strong local flavor and are the first-hand historical materials for studying marriage and family relationships in Ba County during the Qing Dynasty.
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