This article supplements the above mentioned article, which was published in Vol. 1, No. 1 of this review. In the previous article, the three ancient codes, Yôrô-Ryô of Japan (8th Century), Kieng-kuk-tâ-chen of Korea (15th Century) -and Lê-trieu-hinh-lûat of Annam (15 th Century), were compared with the present law or custom in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Jakarta, 1_??_ Philippines and among the Maccassars and Bugis of Celebes. The following similarities among them were pointed out :
1) The shares of the eldest son is not very much larger than that of other sons.
2) The share of a female child is equal to that of a male child.
3) Importance is attached to the property relationship between man and wife, to the mutual inheritance by conjugals, and to the difference between pre-marital separate property and post-marital joint property acquired through joint efforts.
It is concluded that these, together with other similarities in the family system, and economic and cultural similarities existing among these peoples, justify the conclusion that these rice-cultivating peoples of East Asia formed one cultural sphere in ancient times.
The present article supports the above conclusion by adding new materials concerning ancient Japan and Korea, which appeared to be the most controversial point in the previous article. Main emphasis in the present article is upon the study of the article covering the extinct family in the chapter on Mourning and Funerals in the Yôrô-Ryô of Japan, which was not touched upon in the previous article. It also treats the widow's right of inheritance among various peoples starting with the right of the wife of the deceased eldest son in Ancient Korea.
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