Male primogeniture was far more widespread than male ultimogeniture.

男性长子继承权比男幼子继承制更广泛传播。

Here then emerges the historical difficulty of Primogeniture.

这时候，“长子继承权”就成为历史上的难题了。

The current law of male primogeniture only allowed Elizabeth II to be Queen because she did not have any brothers.

现行法律只允许伊利莎白二世继承王位，因为她没有任何兄弟。

In principle, the title of emperor was transmitted from father to son via primogeniture, as endorsed by Confucianism.

原则上，天皇的标题转交由父亲传给儿子通过长子，孔子所赞同的。

Why does he go against the traditional Ancient Near Eastern practice of primogeniture, inheritance by the first born?

为什么他要违背传统古代近东的惯例，也就是长子继承制，由第一个儿子继承？