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China has one of the world's oldest traditions of forensic science. The Xi Yuan Ji Lu (The Washing Away of Wrongs), written in 1247 during the Song Dynasty, established the first formalized procedures for forensic investigation and body examination.
Forensic pathology finds its earliest structured methodology in 13th-century China. In 1247, a court judge and medical expert named Song Ci published The Washing Away of Wrongs . This manual predates Western forensic literature by several centuries and established systematic protocols for examining corpses to determine the cause of death. Key Innovations of Song Ci
Understanding both perspectives highlights how postmortem investigations have evolved from ancient legal necessities to modern genomic and histopathological tools. Ancient Foundations: The World’s First Forensic Text