▁comprom ise ▁between ▁prim ogen iture ▁and ▁ult im ogen iture ▁was ▁also ▁found ▁among ▁the ▁K ach in ▁and ▁the ▁D illing , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁among ▁the ▁Sher pa ▁to ▁some ▁degree . ▁This ▁pattern ▁of ▁inheritance ▁is ▁also ▁reported ▁for ▁many ▁Ful be ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Guinea , ▁though ▁it ▁seems ▁that ▁in ▁past ▁times ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁inherited ▁all ▁in ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁Sometimes ▁inheritance ▁custom s ▁do ▁not ▁entirely ▁reflect ▁social ▁trad itions . ▁Rom ans ▁val ued ▁sons ▁more ▁than ▁daughters , ▁and ▁Th ais ▁and ▁Sh an ▁showed ▁the ▁reverse ▁pattern , ▁though ▁all ▁pract iced ▁equal ▁land ▁inheritance ▁between ▁all ▁children . ▁The ▁Sh an ▁people , ▁who ▁live ▁mostly ▁in ▁northern ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁n ort he astern ▁My an mar , ▁are ▁marked ly ▁mat ril ocal . ▁ ▁In ▁Han ▁Chinese ▁tradition , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁was ▁of ▁special ▁importance . ▁The ▁law ▁pun ished ▁more ▁har sh ly ▁off ences ▁by ▁a ▁younger ▁brother ▁against ▁an ▁elder ▁brother ▁than ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁The ▁el dest ▁son ▁received ▁the ▁family ▁head ship ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁family ▁held ▁together ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁unit , ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁share ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁family ▁division , ▁since ▁he ▁also ▁inherited ▁the ▁cult ▁to ▁family ▁ancest ors . ▁This ▁is ▁still ▁pract iced ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁now ad ays , ▁though ▁Chinese ▁pe as ants ▁have ▁pract iced ▁part ible ▁inheritance ▁since ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Q in ▁and ▁Han ▁D