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How did the social position of women in early Tai societies compare with property inheritance?
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In early Tai societies, women were accorded a relatively high social status, a position that was directly supported by their legal and cultural ability to inherit property. This economic autonomy was a defining feature of their standing within the community, distinguishing their role in early Tai culture.12