What were the important role of patriliny among elite families ?
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23rd April 2018,
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Patriliny means tracing descent from father to son and grandson. In a patrilinial society, male gender becomes extremely important.
- Mahabharata reinforced the idea that it was valuable. Under patriliny, sons could claim the resources (including the throne in the case of kings) of their fathers when the latter died.
- In absence of a male heir to the throne, brothers succeeded one another, sometimes other kinsmen claimed the throne.
- While sons were important for the continuity of the patrilineage, daughters were viewed rather differently within this framework. They had no claims to the resources of the household.
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