Qing Code (Da Qing Lü Li) and Legal Administration (1644–1912)

1. Qing conquest regime retains Ming-style code framework

   Jan 1, 1644Labels: Ming legal, Qing dynasty

   • LOC
   • Qing Code

2. Da Qing lü jijie fuli compiled (early Qing code)

   Jan 1, 1646Labels: Da Qing, Qing codification

   • LSC
   • Trieste EUT

3. First major early revision completed under Shunzhi

   Jan 1, 1660Labels: Shunzhi Emperor, Wei Zhouzuo

   • Qing Code

4. Xingbu xianxing zeli issued for penal administration

   Jan 1, 1680Labels: Xingbu, Xingbu xianxing

   • LSC

5. Autumn assizes system operationalized for death-penalty review

   Jan 1, 1690Labels: Autumn assizes, capital review

   • ChinaKnowledge

6. 1740 edition titled “Da Qing lüli” elevates substatutes

   Jan 1, 1740Labels: Da Qing, substatutes

   • LSC

7. Staunton publishes English translation “Ta Tsing Leu Lee”

   Jan 1, 1810Labels: George Staunton, Ta Tsing

   • Wikimedia
   • Qing Code

8. Late-Qing “Fa Bu” created from Board of Punishments

   Jan 1, 1902Labels: Fa Bu, Xingbu

   • MOJ Taiwan

9. “Outline of Imperial Constitution” promulgated

   Aug 27, 1908Labels: Outline of, constitutional reform

   • Wikipedia
   • CCM

10. Nineteen Articles promulgated as late-Qing constitutional settlement

    Nov 3, 1911Labels: Nineteen Articles, constitutional settlement

    • Wikipedia

11. Qing dynasty collapses; Qing Code ends as imperial law

    Feb 12, 1912Labels: Republic of, Qing collapse

    • Qing Code
    • Trieste EUT

12. William C. Jones publishes modern English translation

    Jan 1, 1994Labels: William C, The Great

    • Cambridge Core