Sedition

Involves conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state, a key charge in historical political cases.

1. Case of Liu Zhenyu's Fatal Counsel Submission

2. Jurisdiction: China (1753)
3. Original Case: 刘震宇献策丧生案
4. VictimsLiu ZhenyuDefendantsLiu ZhenyuPlaintiffsFan ShishouJudgesQianlong EmperorInstitutionsGrand Council
5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;Capital Offense;Qianlong Era Case;Sedition

1. Peng Jiaping's Words on Disaster Case

2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty China (1757 (22nd year of the Qianlong reign))
3. Original Case: 彭家屏言灾成灾案
4. Key Figures: Peng Jiaping, Emperor Qianlong, Duan Changxu, Tulebing'a
5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;Sedition;Concealment of Disaster;Imperial Censorship

1. Yongzheng Prohibition of Speech and Books Case

2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty, China (1728-1732)
3. Original Case: 雍正禁言禁书案
4. Key Figures: Emperor Yongzheng, Zeng Jing, Zhang Xi, Lü Liuliang, Yue Zhongqi
5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;Sedition;Book Banning;Political Trial

1. The Case of Lü Liuliang and Zeng Jing

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1728-1733)
3. Original Case: 吕留良、曾静狱案
4. Key Figures: Yongzheng Emperor, Lü Liuliang (posthumously accused), Zeng Jing, Zhang Xi, Yue Zhongqi
5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;Sedition;Treason;Political Persecution

1. Zhu Fangdan Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1682 (21st year of Kangxi reign))
3. Key Figures: Zhu Fangdan (self-proclaimed sage, healer, and author), Wang Hongxu (Left Censor-in-chief who impeached him), Gu Qihong (chief disciple)
4. Case Tags: Heresy;Sedition;Witchcraft;Literary Inquisition

1. Zhuang Family History Case (Ming Shi Chao Lue Case)

2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty China (Zhejiang) (1663 (trial and execution; compilation began around 1659-1661))
3. Original Case: Zhuang shi shi an (Ming shi chao lue an)
4. Key Figures: Zhuang Tinglong, Zhuang Yuncheng, Li Lingxi, Wu Zhirong, and more than 70 executed scholars
5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;Sedition;Collective Punishment;Censorship

1. The First Literary Inquisition of the Qing Dynasty: The Mao Zhongzhuo Block-Printing Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1648 (5th year of the Shunzhi reign))
3. Original Case: Mao Zhongzhuo and Others' Block-Printing of Examination Essay Prefaces Case
4. Key Figures: Mao Zhongzhuo (毛重倬), Xu Tingqing (胥庭清), and other Jiangnan block printers and preface authors
5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;Sedition;Lèse-majesté;Censorship and Political Persecution

1. The Case of the "Bianji" Manuscript

2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty China, Huzhou (Zhejiang Province) (1663 (Kangxi reign, 2nd year))
3. Original Case: 《变纪》书稿冤案
4. Key Figures: Zhuang Tinglong (posthumously convicted), Zhuang Yuncheng (his father), Wu Zhirong (the informant), Zhuang Tingyue (brother), and numerous scholars, editors, printers, and booksellers implicated
5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;Sedition;Collective Punishment;Censorship