What was the social status of ancient women?

Haw after haw, Mulan became a household fabric, which was the Northern Dynasty. During the Northern Dynasties, women were extremely free in politics, military affairs and marriage, and women had more free space in social communication and life. At that time, women boldly struggled with customs and ethics, and finally broke free from the shackles of ethics. Not only in life, but also in the military, they don't lose men. They listen to politics or lead troops to fight, which can be seen everywhere in the military and battlefield. Besides weaving and farming, they also have a higher pursuit of love and don't want to be influenced by the world and their parents.

During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the social status of men and women was basically equal, which was mainly influenced by the legacy of Xianbei matriarchal clan, the egalitarianism thought at that time and the corresponding system of the state on women's status. At that time, the Northern Dynasties had the right to freedom of marriage and the right to divorce and remarry. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, the husband's behavior of three wives and four concubines was attacked and opposed. In addition, there was a concept of equality between men and women in the deep thoughts of father and daughter in the Northern Dynasties, and they also demanded equality in economy.

The Northern Wei government stipulated by decree that women should be given a certain amount of land, that is, each adult woman should touch 20 mu of land, 20 mu of land, 5 mu of land, 45 mu of land and 40 mu of land. The same is true for female slaves. Widows are exempted from classes and enjoy female fields. ?

The actual situation of women's access to land in the Northern Dynasties was confirmed by the remnants of Dunhuang household registration. What is the first set of Dunhuang materials? Deng Yantian Tianfu and other household fragments were identified as fragments in the 13th year of the unification of the Western Wei Dynasty (547) by Japanese scholars and China scholars. The remnant volume not only records the household registration, but also records the situation of receiving land in detail.

Like the harem in the Northern Wei Dynasty? Spleen makes thousands of people, brocade sells wine, raises pigs and sheep, grazes cattle and horses, and grows vegetables for profit. ? Female slaves in the Northern Dynasties engaged in various social production and were the creators of social wealth. ?

It is believed that the female figurines in the Northern Dynasties pay more attention to the social class of women than the previous generation, and the appearance of female official figurines reflects the higher social status of women in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which confirms the conclusion of literature research on the higher social status of women in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The appearance of female horse-riding figurines, women's love to wear men's clothes and the topless and collared clothes popular among female figurines in the western regions reflect the open social atmosphere of women in the Northern Dynasties, which laid the foundation for the arrival of more open social atmosphere of women in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.