Usury Cap

Tang legal restrictions on excessive interest and the principle that accumulated interest must not exceed the original principal.

Case of the Debt of Qian Shaoqing, a Commoner of Jiangdu County, Yangzhou, Submitted by the Department of State Affairs to the Court of Judicial Review for Detailed Adjudication in the 19th Year of Kaiyuan
  1. Case of the Debt of Qian Shaoqing, a Commoner of Jiangdu County, Yangzhou, Submitted by the Department of State Affairs to the Court of Judicial Review for Detailed Adjudication in the 19th Year of Kaiyuan
  2. Jurisdiction: Tang Dynasty, China (731 CE (19th year of the Kaiyuan reign))
  3. Original Case: 开元十九年尚书都省牒大理寺详断扬州江都县民钱少卿债负案
  4. VictimsCao MomingDefendantsQian ShaoqingPlaintiffsCao MomingInstitutionsDepartment of State Affairs (Shangshu Dusheng)Court of Judicial Review (Dali Si)Yangzhou Prefecture
  5. Case Tags: Debt Default;Usury Cap;Tang Civil Dispute;Surety Liability