Usurpation of State Power by a Ministerial Clan

The Case of the Cockfight between Ji Pingzi and Hou Zhaobo and Duke Zhao's Attack on the Ji Clan
  1. The Case of the Cockfight between Ji Pingzi and Hou Zhaobo and Duke Zhao's Attack on the Ji Clan
  2. Jurisdiction: State of Lu (517 BC)
  3. Original Case: 季平子与郈昭伯斗鸡、昭公伐季氏案
  4. Key Figures: Ji Pingzi (Jisun Yiru), Hou Zhaobo (Hou Sun), Duke Zhao of Lu, Shusun Clan, Mengsun Clan, Zang Clan
  5. Case Tags: Aristocratic Armed Conflict;Political Rebellion against the Ducal House;Expulsion of the Reigning Monarch;Usurpation of State Power by a Ministerial Clan