Reconstructionist Judaism allows its rabbis to determine their own policy regarding officiating at intermarriages. Alliances and intermarriages between both communities were observed in this period. There are several Korean clans that are descended from such intermarriages. The innumerable Malolos families who bear Chinese-sounding surnames attest to these intermarriages. Nevertheless, during the 13th century, intermarriages with English nobility became more frequent. Through intermarriages and service Ruthenian nobility became large donor for Russian nation. There became a balance between racial prestige and socioeconomic prestige in intermarriages. The numbers may be higher when considering intermarriages, assimilation and wider diaspora. The failure is attributed to several factors like intermarriages, forcible conversions, religious persecution, etc. Japanese-Palauans were offspring of intermarriages between Japanese men and Palauan women. The Malagasy people existed through intermarriages between the small founding population. Supporters of this connection emphasize the shared Mahayana patronage; the intermarriages and the Ligor inscription. In a related trend, intermarriages between Indian and Pakistani Muslims have declined sharply. Years of intermarriages created the Malagasy people. Most historians have understood the protest as part of the history of intermarriages.