▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁has ▁been ▁pre domin ant ▁almost ▁up ▁to ▁recent ▁times , ▁despite ▁laws ▁of ▁equal ▁inheritance ▁for ▁all ▁children . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁( 5 2 . 6 ▁per ▁cent ) ▁cases ▁of ▁inheritance ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁inherited ▁most ▁or ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁parent ' s ▁property ; ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁cases ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁inherited ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁parent ' s ▁property . ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁North ▁Korea ▁has ▁the ▁same ▁pattern ▁of ▁inheritance ▁as ▁the ▁South , ▁however ▁no ▁details ▁about ▁current ▁inheritance ▁practices ▁have ▁been ▁available ▁since ▁the ▁county ' s ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁Social ▁transformations ▁can ▁also ▁modify ▁inheritance ▁custom s ▁to ▁a ▁great ▁extent . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁S amb uru ▁of ▁north - central ▁Ken ya ▁are ▁past oral ists ▁who ▁have ▁tradition ally ▁pract iced ▁an ▁at ten u ated ▁form ▁of ▁pat ril ine al ▁prim ogen iture , ▁with ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁receiving ▁the ▁largest ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁her d ▁and ▁each ▁succeed ing ▁son ▁receiving ▁a ▁consider ably ▁smaller ▁share ▁than ▁any ▁of ▁his ▁sen iors . ▁Now ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁become ▁agricult ural ists , ▁some ▁argue ▁that ▁land ▁inheritance ▁should ▁follow ▁pat ril ine al ▁prim ogen iture , ▁while ▁others ▁argue ▁for ▁equal ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁land . ▁The ▁Bh il ▁people ▁of ▁central ▁India