What countries are polygamous in the world?

Many countries practice polygamy, such as:

1, Islam

Islamic countries such as Senegal, Uganda, Libya, Swaziland, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco, Somalia, Kenya and so on. In some countries where monogamy is explicitly stipulated in laws, polygamy also exists.

Such as India, America, Thailand and Indonesia. Most of them are concentrated in West Asia and Africa, and their main belief is Islam.

2. Japan

In ancient Japan, the royal family and nobles also practiced polygamy, and men had many side rooms besides the main room.

3. Malaysia

Malaysia is the first Islamic country to abolish polygamy. In the1990s, they stopped remarrying men with wives, but for men with four wives, their marriage relationship was not affected by the new law. Malaysia allows Muslims to take up to four wives, provided that the first wife agrees and proves that the financial situation can afford more wives.

However, although permitted by law, only about 10% of Muslims form polygamous families. In 2006, the Malaysian government proposed a new "Family Bill", which abolished the provisions requiring fair treatment for every wife and lowered the threshold for forming a polygamous family.

4. India

India has claimed polygamy since ancient times, which is recorded in the Code of Manu, but according to historical records, only the emperor actually practiced polygamy. For example, Krishnad Valaja, the king of Virginia, had many wives.

In the countryside of Mizoram, India, there is the largest family in the world. The 67-year-old parents, Chiona Chana, have married 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughter-in-law and 33 grandchildren. Ziona belongs to a sect that allows believers to have as many wives as they want. He is the leader of this sect.

However, in some parts of India, the concept of son preference is deeply rooted in people's hearts. When a woman gets married, she has to attach an expensive dowry, and she may be divorced by her husband at any time. Even men can buy and sell wives, so the status of Indian women is very low.

5. Cameroon

There is no limit to the number of wives, so it is normal for a man to marry seven or eight wives in this country, even if he marries one hundred. There are two kinds of marriage certificates in this country, one is monogamous marriage certificate and the other is polygamous marriage certificate. In addition, there is a relatively heavy wedding custom here, that is, sons can marry their mothers.

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