At what age did you get married in ancient times?
In ancient times, the age of marriage was generally earlier, but different times had different regulations. For example, in the Zhou Dynasty, the latest age for marriage was 30 for men and 20 for women. During the reign of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, Shangguan 'an's daughter was made a queen when she was only 6 years old. On the whole, the marriage age of ancient women was around 14 years old, and that of men was around 20 years old.
It can be seen that the earliest age of marriage was not clearly defined in the past, and the latest age of marriage was often limited. For example, in the era of Sima Yan, there was a rule that if a woman was not married at the age of 17, local officials would send someone to help her match and force her to get married. The ancient book Spring and Autumn also mentioned that a woman who is seventeen years old does not marry, and her parents are guilty; If the husband is not married at the age of twenty, his parents are guilty.
At what age did ancient men usually get married?
Generally speaking, the marriage age of ancient men was between 15 and 20 years old. In the past, people were very particular about having more children, thinking that the more children, the better. Therefore, women generally get married earlier than men, generally between 13 and 17. This is to grasp the reproductive age of women, which indirectly led to the low average life expectancy of women in the past.
And men, 20 years old is the year of weak crown, is the real adult. It is reasonable to get married at this time. However, this marriage age regulation generally has no restrictive effect on the royal family. In ancient times, there were 8-year-old emperors and 6-year-old queens, all of which were appellations set according to feudal social etiquette, which could not be summarized in the real marriage age statistics.