Abuse of Power

Misconduct by the most powerful official of the Qianlong era

1. Case of the Official Cangued for Forcible Land Seizure

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1738 (Qianlong 3rd Year))
3. Original Case: 强行征地官枷号案
4. Key Figures: Magistrate Zhao Dexing (赵德兴), Village Chief Chen Daniu (陈大牛), Provincial Governor Li Wei (李卫)
5. Case Tags: Official Misconduct;Land Expropriation;Extortion;Abuse of Power

1. Dou Guangnai's Defiant Anti-Corruption Case

2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty, China (1786 (Qianlong 51st year))
3. Original Case: 窦光鼐誓死除贪案
4. Key Figures: Dou Guangnai (Imperial Censor and Educational Commissioner), Qianlong Emperor, Huang Mei (Magistrate of Pingyang County), Yilinga (Governor of Zhejiang)
5. Case Tags: Corruption;Impeachment;Abuse of Power;Qing Dynasty Judiciary

1. The Lianghuai Salt Certificate Scandal

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1768 (uncovered in the 33rd year of the Qianlong reign; crimes dated back to the 1740s))
3. Original Case: 两淮特大盐引案
4. Key Figures: Gao Heng (Lianghuai Salt Commissioner), Pu Fu (former Salt Commissioner), Lu Jianzeng (Salt Distribution Commissioner), Ji Xiaolan (informant), and multiple salt merchants including Wang Qishu
5. Case Tags: Corruption;Embezzlement;Bribery;Abuse of Power

1. Case of Nian Gengyao's Forced Suicide

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1726)
3. Original Case: Nian Gengyao Cisi An (年羹尧赐死案)
4. Key Figures: Nian Gengyao, Emperor Yongzheng
5. Case Tags: High Treason;Abuse of Power;Corruption;Political Purge

1. The Case of Oboi's Tyranny and Arbitrary Killings

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1669 (8th year of Kangxi reign))
3. Original Case: Oboi's Dictatorship and Massacres Case
4. Key Figures: Oboi (Guwalgiya Oboi), Kangxi Emperor, Suksaha, Songgotu, Ebilun, Heseri
5. Case Tags: Political Purge;Abuse of Power;Factional Strife;Regency Crisis