Unearthed Manuscripts

Learn about legal and administrative cases reconstructed from unearthed manuscripts, such as the Zoumalou Wu bamboo slips detailing household audits.

Case of the Wu Bamboo Slips Register for the Clandestine Inspection of Military Officers and Their Fathers, Sons, and Brothers in the Prefecture
  1. Case of the Wu Bamboo Slips Register for the Clandestine Inspection of Military Officers and Their Fathers, Sons, and Brothers in the Prefecture
  2. Jurisdiction: Eastern Wu, Three Kingdoms China (circa 232-237 CE (Jiahe era))
  3. Original Case: 吳簡隱核州軍吏父兄子弟簿案
  4. InstitutionsJian (Administrative Documents)
  5. Case Tags: Administrative Law History;Census and Conscription Fraud;Unearthed Manuscripts;Military Household System