Adat Temenggung
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Adat Temenggung is a traditional Malay customary law system characterized by patrilineal inheritance and hierarchical leadership, historically practiced in various Malay states.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malay customary law
ⓘ
customary law system ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Malay communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityStructure | temenggung officials ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Islamic influences
ⓘ
Malay customs ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
hierarchical leadership structure
ⓘ
patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | unwritten customary norms ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Adat Perpatih ⓘ |
| culture | Malay culture ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
partly integrated into modern Malaysian law
ⓘ
survives in customary practices ⓘ |
| differsFrom | matrilineal Adat Perpatih ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
loyalty to rulers
ⓘ
obedience to authority ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
royal-appointed officers
ⓘ
traditional Malay leaders ⓘ village heads ⓘ |
| follows | patrilineal inheritance system ⓘ |
| genderNorms | male-dominated decision-making ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
framework for governance
ⓘ
mechanism for dispute resolution ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Malay sultanates
ⓘ
royal courts ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic law
ⓘ
local Malay traditions ⓘ |
| inheritancePattern | male-line succession ⓘ |
| languageContext | Malay language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadershipModel | centralized authority ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
family law
ⓘ
inheritance law ⓘ social regulation ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Malay states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peninsular Malay states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| regulates |
community obligations
ⓘ
divorce procedures ⓘ marriage practices ⓘ property rights ⓘ succession to titles ⓘ |
| socialStructure | patriarchal system ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
colonial era
ⓘ
pre-colonial era ⓘ |
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