Resignation in Protest

Case of Duke Zhao of Song Attempting to Remove the Princelings and Yue Yu Resigning as Minister of Justice
  1. Case of Duke Zhao of Song Attempting to Remove the Princelings and Yue Yu Resigning as Minister of Justice
  2. Jurisdiction: State of Song (Spring and Autumn period China) (619 BC)
  3. Original Case: 宋昭公欲去群公子、乐豫辞司寇案
  4. 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
  5. Case Tags: Political Purge;Clan Conflict;Resignation in Protest;Noble Resistance