Treason

Case of Cai Xian's "Xianyu Xianxian Lu"
  1. Case of Cai Xian's "Xianyu Xianxian Lu"
  2. Jurisdiction: China (Qing Dynasty) (1767 (Qianlong 32))
  3. Original Case: 蔡显《闲渔闲闲录》案
  4. Key Figures: Cai Xian (author), Qianlong Emperor, local gentry accusers
  5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;Treason;Qing Dynasty Literary Persecution;Chinese Case
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
The Case of Lü Liuliang and Zeng Jing
  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
Wang Jingqi's "Xizheng Suibi" Case (The "Meritorious Officials Must Not Be" Case)
  1. Wang Jingqi's "Xizheng Suibi" Case (The "Meritorious Officials Must Not Be" Case)
  2. Jurisdiction: Qing Dynasty, China (1725–1726 (Yongzheng reign, 3rd–4th year))
  3. Original Case: 汪景祺《西征随笔》案（《功臣不可为》）
  4. Key Figures: Wang Jingqi (author), Nian Gengyao (general and patron), Yongzheng Emperor (ruler)
  5. Case Tags: Literary Inquisition;Lèse-majesté;Political Persecution;Treason
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