What strange marriage customs did the ancient Huns have?

The ancient Huns came from northern China. Huns live a nomadic life, and their unique lifestyle forms the unique marriage system of Huns.

First of all. As an ancient nomadic people, polygamy was widely practiced among Xiongnu nobles. Polygamy refers to a form of marriage in which a husband can find several women as wives at the same time. The leader of the Huns is Shan Yu, and the wife of the leader is E Shi. In the history of Xiongnu, a nomadic people in northern China, many Shan Yu had more than one wife, and other Xiongnu nobles also had more than one wife. Thus, the polygamous marriage system is common in Huns.

Secondly, in the unique marriage system of Xiongnu, there is a marriage system that Xiongnu men can marry their father's wife and their brother's wife. Although the father's wife here is not his own mother, this marriage custom of Xiongnu still makes many Central Plains people feel incredible. Wang Zhaojun was a strange girl in the ancient Han Dynasty in China. For the peace of the Huns and the Han Dynasty, and for the people on the border, she was no longer disturbed by the war. Take the initiative to propose to the Huns and go to the cold Xiongnu area alone. In Xiongnu, Wang Zhaojun married Shan Yu and won the support of Xiongnu. But after Khan's death, Wang Zhaojun had to marry his nominal "son" and "grandson" successively. This system of the Huns, the seven wonders and the living environment of the Huns are all derived from the Huns' values of "getting something for nothing". This unique way of marriage also gave the Huns who were in the state of animal husbandry all the year round. Bring great productivity.