Political Purge

Power struggle between eunuch faction and scholar-officials in Eastern Han dynasty, resulting in execution and purge.

The Case of King Qian of Zhao Dismissing Li Mu
Jurisdiction: State of Zhao, Warring States China (c. 229 BC)
Original Case: 赵王迁罢李牧案（增补）
Key Figures: King Qian of Zhao, Li Mu (General), Guo Kai (Corrupt Minister), Qin Spies
Case Tags: Treason;Capital Offense;Conspiracy;Political Purge

The Murder of Wu Qi and the Execution of the Corpse-Shooters by King Su
Jurisdiction: State of Chu, Warring States period, Ancient China (381 BC)
Original Case: 吴起被害及肃王诛射尸者案
Key Figures: Wu Qi (reformer); King Dao of Chu; King Su of Chu; Chu aristocrats (including shooters like members of the Yangcheng and other noble clans)
Case Tags: Political Assassination;Lèse-majesté (Desecration of Royal Remains);Collective Punishment by Clan Extermination;Political Purge

The Case of King Zhaoxiang of Qin Ordering Bai Qi to Commit Suicide
Jurisdiction: State of Qin, Warring States Period, Ancient China (257 BC (50th year of King Zhaoxiang's reign, 11th month))
Original Case: 秦昭王赐死白起案
Key Figures: King Zhaoxiang of Qin (Ying Ji), Bai Qi (Lord Wu'an), Fan Ju (Marquis Ying)
Case Tags: Ancient Military Insubordination;Political Purge;Forced Suicide of a General;Capital Punishment in Warring States

Case of Chu Lingyin Zichang Executing Fei Wuji and Yan Jiangshi
Jurisdiction: State of Chu (Spring and Autumn period China) (515 BC (27th year of Duke Zhao of Lu, September))
Original Case: 楚令尹子常诛费无极、鄢将师案
Key Figures: Fei Wuji, Yan Jiangshi, Lingyin Zichang (Nang Wa), Shen Yinxu
Case Tags: Treason;Clan Extermination;Political Purge;Mob Justice

Case of Xun Yan and Shi Gai Killing the Clan of Duke Xi and Banishing the Noble Sons
Jurisdiction: State of Jin, Spring and Autumn period China (573 BC)
Original Case: 晋荀偃、士匄杀僖公之族、逐群公子案
Key Figures: Xun Yan (Zhonghang Yan), Shi Gai (Fan Xuanzi), the clan of Duke Xi (Duke Li of Jin), the various princely sons (gongzi)
Case Tags: Political Purge;Clan Extermination;Exile;Power Struggle

The Case of King Kang of Chu Executing Prime Minister Zinan and Dismembering Guan Qi
Jurisdiction: State of Chu, Zhou Dynasty (present-day Hubei, China) (552 BCE (Spring and Autumn Period))
Original Case: 楚康王杀令尹子南、车裂观起案
Key Figures: King Kang of Chu, Lingyin Zinan (Prime Minister), Guan Qi (Court Noble)
Case Tags: Treason;Political Purge;Capital Punishment;Dismemberment by Chariots

Cui Zhu's Murder of Gao Hou
Jurisdiction: State of Qi, Spring and Autumn Period (present-day Shandong, China) (554 BCE)
Original Case: The Killing of Gao Hou by Cui Zhu
Key Figures: Cui Zhu (powerful noble of Qi), Gao Hou (high minister and tutor to Prince Ya), Duke Zhuang of Qi (Prince Guang), Duke Ling of Qi (deceased ruler)
Case Tags: Homicide;Usurpation of Authority;Unlawful Seizure of Property;Political Purge

The Case of Duke Li of Jin Executing the Three Xi
Jurisdiction: State of Jin, Zhou Dynasty (present-day Shanxi, China) (Winter, 574 BC (17th year of Duke Cheng of Lu))
Original Case: Jìn Lì Gōng shā sān Xì àn
Key Figures: Duke Li of Jin (Ji Shouman); Xi Qi (also known as Xì Qí); Xi Chou (Xì Chōu); Xi Zhi (Xì Zhì); favorites Xu Tong, Yi Yangwu, and Chang Yujiao; ministers Luan Shu and Zhonghang Yan
Case Tags: Political Purge;Extrajudicial Execution;Court Assassination;Aristocratic Power Struggle

Case of Duke Zhao of Song Attempting to Remove the Princelings and Yue Yu Resigning as Minister of Justice
Jurisdiction: State of Song (Spring and Autumn period China) (619 BC)
Original Case: 宋昭公欲去群公子、乐豫辞司寇案
Key Figures: Duke Zhao of Song, Yue Yu (Minister of Justice), the various princelings (gongzi) of Song, the Mu and Xiang clans, Gongsun Gu, Gongsun Zheng, Gongzi Ang
Case Tags: Political Purge;Clan Conflict;Resignation in Protest;Noble Resistance