Political Purge

Elimination of a faction after a throne transition

The Case of Hongshi's Death
  1. The Case of Hongshi's Death
  2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty, China (1726–1727 (expelled in February 1726; died in confinement on the fifth day of the eighth lunar month, 1727))
  3. Original Case: 三阿哥弘时之死案
  4. Key Figures: Hongshi (Third Prince), Yongzheng Emperor, Yunsi (Prince Lian, the Eighth Prince), Yuntao (Prince Lü, the Twelfth Prince)
  5. Case Tags: Treason;Political Purge;House Arrest;Suspicious Death
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
The Case of Oboi's Tyranny and Arbitrary Killings
  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
Case of the Posthumous Accusation of Treason against Prince Regent Dorgon
  1. Case of the Posthumous Accusation of Treason against Prince Regent Dorgon
  2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty, China (December 1650 – February 1651 (posthumous trial in the second month of the Shunzhi 8th year))
  3. Original Case: 摄政王多尔衮死后追论谋逆案
  4. Key Figures: Dorgon (Prince Rui, former regent), Shunzhi Emperor, Jirgalang (Prince Zheng), Sukesaha, Oboi, and other Eight Banners nobles
  5. Case Tags: Political Purge;Posthumous Conviction;Imperial Power Consolidation;Manchu Nobility Factional Strife
Nurhaci's Execution of His Brother Šurhaci
  1. Nurhaci's Execution of His Brother Šurhaci
  2. Jurisdiction: Later Jin Khanate (modern-day Northeast China) (1611 (with the political conflict intensifying from 1607 to 1609))
  3. Original Case: The Case of Nurhaci Executing His Younger Brother Šurhaci (Shu'erhaqi)
  4. Key Figures: Nurhaci (Khan of Later Jin), Šurhaci (Nurhaci's younger brother and co-ruler), Altu'a (son of Šurhaci), Jasagtu (son of Šurhaci)
  5. Case Tags: Treason;Fratricide;Political Purge;Power Consolidation
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