Description

After Emperor Yongle of the Ming dynasty moved the capital to Beijing in 1420, the bureaucratic administrative organs, such as the six bureaus, remained in the old capital, Nanjing, on a smaller scale. Presented here is a compendium of laws, regulations, and punishments compiled by the Ministry of Justice in charge of all penal matters and imprisonment. Initiated by Pang Song (1490‒1566), the director of the Shandong Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, the compendium was compiled and issued because this was the only bureau that had not yet ...