Family Property Dispute

A lawsuit triggered by unequal partition of family assets between brothers

The Case of Hanling, a Dunhuang Woman, Returning Private Goods on Her Husband's Behalf
  1. The Case of Hanling, a Dunhuang Woman, Returning Private Goods on Her Husband's Behalf
  2. Jurisdiction: Han Dynasty China (Dunhuang Commandery, present-day Gansu) (Late Western Han Dynasty, circa 1st century BCE)
  3. Original Case: 敦煌女子邯陵替夫退还持私案
  4. Key Figures: Hanling (a woman from Dunhuang), Zun (her husband, a Dafu rank holder from Chiyang), local officials of Dunhuang Commandery
  5. Case Tags: Property Misappropriation;Women's Legal Capacity;Han Civil Procedure;Family Property Dispute