Punishment of Nobility
The Case of Shang Yang Punishing Prince Qian and Tattooing Gongsun Jia
- Jurisdiction: State of Qin, China (Warring States Period) (c. 355 BC)
- Original Case: 商鞅刑公子虔、黥公孙贾案
- Key Figures: Shang Yang (Wei Yang), Prince Qian (Gongzi Qian), Gongsun Jia, Crown Prince Si (later King Huiwen of Qin), Duke Xiao of Qin
- Case Tags: Legalist Reform;Corporal Punishment;Punishment of Nobility;Facial Tattooing Penalty