Which countries are polygamous?

Polygamy is a polygamous marriage system, which means that a man marries two or more women as spouses at the same time. A man can marry many women at the same time. It began in the later period of matriarchal system, which is the characteristic of patriarchal marriage form and the product of private ownership of means of production. Polygamy was originally limited to sisters, but after entering the class society, its nature changed and the scope of choosing a wife expanded. Although polygamous marriage is not recognized by most modern societies, there are still some countries that practice polygamy. So, which countries are they?

From the perspective of religion and geography, legal polygamous marriages mostly exist in Islamic countries in Africa and West Asia, such as Senegal, Uganda, Libya, Swaziland, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco and Somalia. Uganda is a polygamous country, and a man has more than 10 sexual partners on average. This country is also the country with the widest spread of AIDS at present. Before the adoption of the new Constitution in 2000, Senegalese President Wade put forward many articles on women's liberation, but refused to abolish polygamy, believing that it was an "ancient tradition" and could not be banned. Government officials in many African countries have several wives at the same time. In some countries where monogamy is explicitly stipulated in laws, polygamy also exists. Such as India, America, Thailand and Indonesia. Although monogamy is stipulated in Thai law, traditionally, the king and people can be polygamous and advocate it. It's normal to have three or four wives.

Men in ancient China could have several wives, but the marriage system in ancient China was not polygamy, but monogamy. In ancient China, there was a strict distinction between wives and concubines, and in most dynasties, a man could only have one wife at the same time, which was generally called the first wife and the first wife (if the wife of the emperor was called the queen, the concubine of the emperor was called a concubine). The wife's family is the husband's relative. Once something happens to one party, the husband's family and the husband's family will be implicated in each other. But my family has nothing to do with my husband's family because of its humble origin and low status. The treatment of children born to wives and concubines is also significantly different. The former is called "out of the ground" and the latter is called "out of the ground". Generally speaking, only the emperor is qualified to inherit the property rights of his father's position. But in today's polygamous countries, husbands are required to treat every wife fairly and equally.

Polygamy is a backward system, which will bring many problems and hinder the development and progress of society. A truly civilized society will not allow such a system to exist.