Unlawful Seizure of Property

Cui Zhu's Murder of Gao Hou
  1. Cui Zhu's Murder of Gao Hou
  2. Jurisdiction: State of Qi, Spring and Autumn Period (present-day Shandong, China) (554 BCE)
  3. Original Case: The Killing of Gao Hou by Cui Zhu
  4. 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)
  5. Case Tags: Homicide;Usurpation of Authority;Unlawful Seizure of Property;Political Purge