Adultery

Ancient Chinese legal case involving extramarital sexual relations.

1. Case of the Adulterous Woman of Qi: Nai Punishment and Caning by Qin Gonggu

2. Jurisdiction: China (Han Dynasty, Qi region, present-day Shandong) (Han Dynasty, circa 2nd century BC)
3. Original Case: 女子齐通耐责秦恭鼓案
4. VictimsUnnamed HusbandDefendantsWoman from QiPlaintiffsUnnamed HusbandInvestigatorsQin GongguJudgesQin GongguInstitutionsQi Commandery Office
5. Case Tags: Adultery;Corporal Punishment;Han Dynasty Law;Women's Legal Status

1. Tian and Shi Adultery Case

2. Jurisdiction: China, Han Dynasty (c. 200 BCE (early Western Han))
3. Original Case: 田与市和奸案
4. Key Figures: Tian (male) and Shi (female)
5. Case Tags: Adultery;Consensual Illicit Intercourse;Criminal Procedure;Evidence Law

1. The Case of Cui Zhu Marrying Tang Jiang and Duke Zhuang of Qi's Adultery

2. Jurisdiction: State of Qi, China (Spring and Autumn period) (548 BC)
3. Original Case: Cui Zhu's Assassination of Duke Zhuang of Qi (崔杼弑其君)
4. Key Figures: Cui Zhu, Tang Jiang, Duke Zhuang of Qi, Grand Historians (Taishi brothers), Yan Ying
5. Case Tags: Regicide;Adultery;Political Murder;Obstruction of Justice

1. The Case of Zhao Yingqi's Adultery with His Nephew's Wife Zhuang Ji and Exile

2. Jurisdiction: State of Jin, Spring and Autumn Period (Ancient China) (586 BCE)
3. Original Case: Zhao Yingqi Adultery with Zhuang Ji and Banishment Case
4. Key Figures: Zhao Yingqi (uncle of Zhao Wu), Zhuang Ji (widow of Zhao Shuo and mother of Zhao Wu), Zhao Tong (brother of Zhao Yingqi), Zhao Kuo (brother of Zhao Yingqi), Duke Jing of Jin
5. Case Tags: Adultery;Incest;Exile;Clan Power Struggle