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Chinese inquiry into the matter. The Chinese in Ch'ang-an and in the coastal regions were not at all happy about the evil-doings of these foreigners and finally in A.D. 836 a large-scale anti-foreign movement began. In that year, it was decreed that private intercourse with various ‘coloured-eye people' was prohibited. Lu Chün, newly appointed governor of Canton in A.D. 836, also forbade Chinese and foreigners to continue living together unsegregated; intermarriage was not allowed and foreigners were prohibited from owning houses and land.
There were different kinds of regulations governing foreigners if they violated the law. Persians, Arabs, Uighurs, or in short, all aliens, if they became involved in legal complications among themselves, would be judged according to their customs; however, if they were involved with Chinese, they would be put under Chinese jurisdiction. The Persians and Arabs, according to Soleyman, had their Kādi appointed by the (Chinese) emperor and also had several sheikhs to assist him.10 It must be due to the policy of segregation which forced the aliens, say the Persians and Arabs, to form their own settlements outside the city known as fan-feng.11
Most of these foreigners preferred to stay in T'ang China permanently, were all rich and seldom had their own families lived with them. To avoid unnecessary implications, the government had to introduce regulations to govern the inheritance of property.12
With regard to properties of the deceased Persians and Arabs, it was decreed that only the following next-of-kin had the right to inherit:
a) Parents,
b) First wife,
c) Sons and daughters,
d) Blood brothers,
e) Nephews, and
f) Blood sisters
Married daughters would automatically lose the right of inheritance. Blood brothers, blood sisters, and nephews (sons of blood brothers) must live with him at the time of the property-owner's death or they would not be qualified for the right of inheritance. Unmarried blood sisters could only inherit one-third of the property. Adopted sons and daughters had no right of inheritance. A first
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Chinese inquiry into the matter. The Chinese in Ch'ang-an and in the coastal regions were not at all happy about the evil-doings of these foreigners and finally in A.D. 836 a large-scale anti-foreign movement began. In that year, it was decreed that private inter- course with various ‘coloured-eye people' was prohibited. Lu Chün A, newly appointed governor of Canton in A.D. 836, also for- bade Chinese and foreigners to continue living together unsegregated, intermarriage was not allowed and foreigners were prohibited from owning houses and land.
There were different kinds of regulations governing foreigners if they violated the law. Persians, Arabs, Uighurs, or in short, all aliens, if they became involved in legal complications among them- selves, would be judged according to their customs; however, if they were involved with Chinese, they would be put under Chinese juris- diction." The Persians and Arabs, according to Soleyman, had their Kādi appointed by the (Chinese) emperor and also had several sheikhs to assist him.10 It must be due to the policy of segregation policy which forced the aliens, say the Persians and Arabs, to form their own settlements outside the city known as fan-feng #.11
Most of these foreigners preferred to stay in T'ang China per- manently, were all rich and seldom had their own families lived with them. To avoid unnecessary implications, the government had to introduce regulations to govern the inheritance of property.12
With regard to properties of the deceased Persians and Arabs, it was decreed that only the following next-of-kin had the right to inherit:
a)
Parents,
b) First wife,
c) Sons and daughters,
d) Blood brothers.
e) Nephews, and
) Blood sisters
Married daughters would automatically lose the right of inheri- tance. Blood brothers, blood sisters, and nephews (sons of blood brothers) must live with him at the time of the property-owner's death or they would not be qualified for the right of inheritance. Unmarried blood sisters could only inherit one-third of the property. Adopted sons and daughters had no right of inheritance. A first
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