Mass Execution

Study the legal and historical dimensions of mass executions ordered without trial.

King Yan Zhao's Purge of Zizhi's Faction
  1. King Yan Zhao's Purge of Zizhi's Faction
  2. Jurisdiction: Yan State, Warring States China (circa 314-311 BC)
  3. Original Case: 燕昭王诛子之党羽案
  4. Key Figures: King Yan Zhao (Ji Ping), Zizhi, King Kuai of Yan, Su Dai, Lu Maotou, General Shi Bei, Prince Ping
  5. Case Tags: Political Rebellion;Treason;Usurpation of the Throne;Mass Execution
The Case of Fan Xuanzi Expelling Luan Ying and Executing the Ten Families Including Ji Yi
  1. The Case of Fan Xuanzi Expelling Luan Ying and Executing the Ten Families Including Ji Yi
  2. Jurisdiction: Jin State, Spring and Autumn Period China (552 BC)
  3. Original Case: 晋范宣子逐栾盈、杀箕遗等十家案
  4. Key Figures: Fan Xuanzi (Shi Gai), Luan Ying, Luan Qi (Luan Ying's mother), Ji Yi, Huang Yuan, Jia Fu, Sikong Jing, Bing Yu, Dong Shu, Bing Shi, Shen Shu, Yangshe Hu, Shu Ba, Yangshe Chi, Yangshe Xi
  5. Case Tags: Treason;Political Persecution;Banishment;Mass Execution