High Treason

Case of Nian Gengyao's Forced Suicide
  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
Dai Mingshi Case (Nanshan Collection Literary Inquisition)
  1. Dai Mingshi Case (Nanshan Collection Literary Inquisition)
  2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty China (1711–1713)
  3. Original Case: Nanshan Ji Case
  4. Key Figures: Dai Mingshi (scholar, accused), Zhao Shenqiao (censor, accuser), Fang Bao (implicated literatus), Kangxi Emperor (judge)
  5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;High Treason;Capital Punishment;Political Persecution
The Bizarre Imprisonment and Death of Cuyen
  1. The Bizarre Imprisonment and Death of Cuyen
  2. Jurisdiction: Later Jin (Manchuria, present-day Northeast China) (1613 (imprisonment) – 1615 (execution))
  3. Original Case: 褚英被囚死奇案
  4. Key Figures: Cuyen (Aisin Gioro), Nurhaci, the Four Senior Beile (Daišan, Amin, Manggūltai, Hong Taiji), the Five Councilors (Eidu, Fiongdon, Hohori, Anfiyanggū, Hūrhan)
  5. Case Tags: High Treason;Dynastic Succession Conflict;Political Purge;Extrajudicial Imprisonment