Song, Liao, and Jin · Royal Family Member

Unnamed member of the empress's clan 後族犯罪者

Attested AD 1185

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Unnamed member of the empress's clan was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1185 大定二十五年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 45, passage 130

Events and relationships

Eight deliberations invoked
Legal · Defendant
Directly stated · History of Jin 45, passage 130

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 45Volume 45 Treatises 26: Punishment · 1 passage

時後族有犯罪者，尚書省引「八議」奏，上曰：「法者，公天下持平之器，若親者犯而從減，是使之恃此而橫恣也。 When a member of the empress's clan committed an offense and the Department of State Affairs invoked the Eight Deliberations, the emperor said: 'Law is the instrument by which the realm is held in impartial balance; if kinsmen of the throne may offend yet receive leniency, they will rely upon that privilege to act with impunity.