What some people absurdly claim to be a 2,600-year-old male succession - with several ancient empresses acting as regent - was only made possible thanks to the existence of concubines.

有些人荒谬地宣称男性继承——有几位古代的女天皇摄政——有2600年的历史，但这之所以成为可能，不过是因为侧室的存在。

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No one can claim to know whether the regime is capable of surviving succession to a third generation, but the odds are surely longer.

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In 1660, John II Casimir of Poland abandoned his claim to Sweden and signed the Treaty of Oliva, ending the Polish-Swedish War of Succession.

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Answering that claim, Jones had said she failed to negotiate the bend after hitting two bumps in the road in quick succession but could not remember her exact speed.

BBC: Naomi Jones cleared of causing death by dangerous driving