Dynastic marriage
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A dynastic marriage is a type of (usually arranged
) marriage
between members of two distinct ruling houses or dynasties
. Intended as a means of strengthening the bonds between royal families, clans or states rather than the bridegroom, the dynastic marriages were known at least since the times of Ancient Egypt
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Arranged marriage
An arranged marriage is a practice in which someone other than the couple getting married makes the selection of the persons to be wed, meanwhile curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages had deep roots in royal and aristocratic families around the world...
) marriage
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
between members of two distinct ruling houses or dynasties
Dynasty
A dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire...
. Intended as a means of strengthening the bonds between royal families, clans or states rather than the bridegroom, the dynastic marriages were known at least since the times of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
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