Military Governor Autocracy

The case exemplifies how frontier military governors (jiedushi) like An Lushan accrued unchecked power to execute soldiers without judicial review during Emperor Xuanzong's late reign.

Case of An Lushan's Memorial to Execute the Yunzhou Mutineers
  1. Case of An Lushan's Memorial to Execute the Yunzhou Mutineers
  2. Jurisdiction: Tang Empire (China) (753 CE (12th year of Tianbao))
  3. Original Case: 天宝十二载范阳节度使安禄山奏诛云州叛卒案
  4. Defendants云州叛卒Plaintiffs安禄山Judges唐玄宗李隆基Institutions范阳节度使府唐朝廷
  5. Case Tags: Mutiny and Rebellion;Military Governor Autocracy;Extrajudicial Execution;Prelude to An Lushan Rebellion