Introduction: In ancient times in the mainland, polygamy was very normal, there was a saying of three wives and four concubines in the Qing Dynasty, many rich and powerful people married multiple wives, and there were little wives, also called concubines, the emperor was three palaces and six courts, seventy-two partial concubines, but after the founding of New China, the mainland practiced monogamy, and it was illegal to marry more wives and would be punished by law, but there are still countries and regions with polygamy in the world today.
For example, in some countries of Islam, you can marry multiple wives and limit four, but unlike the disparity in the status of wives and concubines in ancient times, the husband must give the same treatment to all wives, that is, housing, food, clothes, and cars must be the same, and the company time of each wife must be the same, not favoring one over the other, to be honest, this is also tiring enough, and there must be certain economic conditions.
Polygamy is prohibited in some Muslim countries, such as Turkey, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
Large family in Uzbekistan
Recent presidential candidates in Kazakhstan have promoted polygamy as part of their campaign policies, and it seems that polygamy still has some adherents there.
Brunei is a rich country, polygamy is allowed here, and this is the Sultan of Brunei and his two wives, both of whom are worth a lot of money. In the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Yemen, polygamy is allowed. Polygamous families are generally wealthy, and the husbands are financially rich enough to support a large family, including many offspring.
Multi-wife family in Malaysia
Singapore, Malaysia, India, the Philippines, basically only allow men and women who are both Muslims, polygamy is allowed, and these are a kind of respect for the national customs of Muslims.
Algerian women staged protest demonstrations against this policy.
Morocco, Pakistan, Iran, and Algeria have restrictions on allowing polygamy, which means that the permission of the first wife must be obtained, and there must be written information. This is the protection of the rights and interests of the first wife. In addition, Syria, Iraq, and Indonesia are also allowed to be polygamous, but there are some restrictions.
Polygamous family in Chechnya
There is a phenomenon of polygamy in Chechnya in Russia. Major Chechnya has experienced several wars, an imbalance between men and women, and a number of political reasons.
Summary: The countries that still practice polygamy are mainly concentrated in places where there are more Muslims, and our country now strictly implements monogamy, which is more fair, otherwise there will be more singles, and polygamy actually has many disadvantages, and men in the prime of life are fine, but in old age, there are too many daughters-in-law, which is also a kind of torture.