Historical Legal Case

An ancient Chinese legal dispute preserved in excavated Turpan documents.

Case of a Hezhou Commoner Suing a Lieutenant Colonel for Forced Purchase of Sheep and Horses in the Fourth Year of Tianbao, Longyou Circuit
  1. Case of a Hezhou Commoner Suing a Lieutenant Colonel for Forced Purchase of Sheep and Horses in the Fourth Year of Tianbao, Longyou Circuit
  2. Jurisdiction: Tang Dynasty China (745 CE (Fourth Year of Tianbao))
  3. Original Case: Case of Hezhou Commoners v. Lieutenant Colonel Wang Fengxian for Coerced Purchase of Livestock (745 CE)
  4. VictimsWang XiaozhongLi GuangjunDefendantsWang FengxianPlaintiffsWang XiaozhongLi GuangjunInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesHezhou Prefectural OfficialsInstitutionsHezhou Government, Longyou Circuit, Tang Dynasty
  5. Case Tags: Tang Dynasty Criminal Case;Official Corruption;Forced Purchase;Historical Legal Case