Network Dataset of the Nian Gengyao Case (Qing Dynasty)

This dataset contains two social networks from Qing Dynasty historical records analyzing the Nian Gengyao political purge (1722-1725 C.E.):

• T1 Archival Administrative Network: 127 nodes, 657 edges (1722-1724 C.E.)
• T2 Discursive Conviction Network: 53 nodes, 79 edges (1725 C.E.)

Sources: The Veritable Records of the Yongzheng Emperor (Qing Shizong shilu 清世宗实录), The Yongzheng Palace Memorials (Shizong Xian huangdi zhupi yuzhi 世宗宪皇帝朱批谕旨) and The Compiled and Translated Manchu and Chinese Palace Memorials of Nian Gengyao (Nian Gengyao Man Han zouzhe yibian 年羹尧满汉奏折译编)

Files: Node/edge datasets (.csv and .xlsx) and supplementary documentation

See Dataset_Documentation.docx for coding scheme and limitations.

License: CC BY 4.0