State Succession Crisis

The Case of the Deaths of Duke Ding of Zheng and Zi Taishu
  1. The Case of the Deaths of Duke Ding of Zheng and Zi Taishu
  2. Jurisdiction: Zheng State, China (Spring and Autumn period) (506 BCE)
  3. Original Case: 郑定公、子大叔卒案
  4. Key Figures: Duke Ding of Zheng (Zheng Dinggong, ruler of the Zheng state); Zi Taishu (You Ji, chief minister of Zheng)
  5. Case Tags: State Succession Crisis;Political Vacuum;Ancient Governance Transition;Ministerial Authority Dispute