Editing Primogeniture (section)

===Matrilineal primogeniture===
{{See also|Matrilineal succession}}
''Matrilineal primogeniture'' is a form of succession in which the eldest female child inherits the throne, to the exclusion of males. 

The [[Rain Queen]] of the [[Balobedu]] nation has been cited as an example of [[matrilineality|matrilineal]] primogeniture. Since 1800, the Balobedu Royal Council has appointed only female descendants to the queenship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allsop|first=Jon|date=2018-09-21|title=The Restoration of South Africa's Rain Queen|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/south-africa-rain-queen|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Atlas Obscura|language=en|archive-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921185003/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/south-africa-rain-queen|url-status=live}}</ref> The position has been unoccupied and stewarded by a regent since the death of [[Makobo Modjadji]], the most recent Rain Queen, in 2005. The Balobedu Royal Council has not published information concerning its succession norms, but among the [[Limpopo]] tribe, it was widely expected that the late Rain Queen's daughter, [[Masalanabo Modjadji VII|Masalanabo]], would succeed to the queenship upon turning 18. A ceremony to celebrate her anticipated queenship was officially held in 2018. In May 2021, however, the Royal Council announced that Masalanabo would instead be appointed ''khadi-kholo'' (great aunt). The late queen's son, Lekukela was installed in October 2022, becoming the first Rain King since the 18th century.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Makhafola |first=Getrude |date=2021-05-09 |title=Prince Lekukela Modjadji ascends to Balobedu royal family throne - instead of his sister Masalanabo |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/prince-lekukela-modjadji-ascends-to-balobedu-royal-family-throne-instead-of-his-sister-masalanabo-20210509 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509222103/https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/prince-lekukela-modjadji-ascends-to-balobedu-royal-family-throne-instead-of-his-sister-masalanabo-20210509 |archive-date=2021-05-09 |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In [[Kerala]], southern India, a custom known as [[Marumakkathayam]] was practiced by the [[Nair]] nobility, the [[Malabar Muslims]] and royal families. Through this system, descent and the inheritance of property were passed from the maternal uncle to nephews or nieces. The right of the child was with the maternal uncle or the mother's family rather than the father or the father's family. Through this bloodline, surnames, titles, properties, and everything of the child are inherited from his uncle or mother. Almost all the kingdoms in Kerala practised this system, including the [[Kingdom of Calicut]], [[Kingdom of Cochin]], the kingdom of [[Kolathunadu]] and the [[Kingdom of Valluvanad]], to name a few. The [[Arakkal kingdom#Ali Rajas and Arakkal Beevis|Arakkal kingdom]] followed a similar matrilineal system of descent: the eldest member of the family, whether male or female, became its head and ruler; the male rulers were called Ali Rajah and female rulers were called as Arakkal Beevis. Usually after one king, his nephew through his sister succeeded to the throne, and his own son receives a [[courtesy title]] but has no place in the line of succession. In the absence of nephews, nieces could also succeed to the kingdom, as in the case of Queen [[Gowri Lakshmi Bayi]] who was the queen regnant from 1810 to 1813. Since Indian Independence and the passing of several acts such as the [[Hindu Succession Act]] (1956), this form of inheritance is no longer recognised by law. Regardless, the pretender to the Travancore throne is still determined by matrilinear succession.

The [[Akan people#Matrilineality|Akans]] of Ghana and the Ivory Coast, West Africa have similar matrilineal succession and as such [[Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II]], [[Asantehene]] inherited the [[Golden Stool]] (the throne) through his mother (the [[Asantehemaa]]) [[Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II]].