False Accusation of Banditry

Chen Si's Cross-Provincial Gang Robbery Case in Taiyuan
  1. Chen Si's Cross-Provincial Gang Robbery Case in Taiyuan
  2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1708 (47th year of the Kangxi reign))
  3. Original Case: 太原陈四跨省结伙抢虏案
  4. Key Figures: Chen Si (leader of the famine refugees), over one hundred Shandong famine refugees, Taiyuan Prefect, Shanxi Governor, and other local officials involved in the trial.
  5. Case Tags: False Accusation of Banditry;Imperial Judicial Review;Famine-Induced Migration;Official Malfeasance and Torture