Viceroy of Huguang
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The Viceroy of Huguang fully referred to as the Governor General of the Hubei
and Hunan
Provinces and surrounding areas; Overseeing Military Affairs, Food Production; Director of Civil Affairs (總督湖北湖南等處地方提督軍務、糧饟兼巡撫事), was one of eight viceroys in China proper
during the Qing Dynasty
of China
. The Viceroy had jurisdiction over the provinces of Hubei
and Hunan
.
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
and Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
Provinces and surrounding areas; Overseeing Military Affairs, Food Production; Director of Civil Affairs (總督湖北湖南等處地方提督軍務、糧饟兼巡撫事), was one of eight viceroys in China proper
China proper
China proper or Eighteen Provinces was a term used by Western writers on the Qing Dynasty to express a distinction between the core and frontier regions of China. There is no fixed extent for China proper, as many administrative, cultural, and linguistic shifts have occurred in Chinese history...
during the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. The Viceroy had jurisdiction over the provinces of Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
and Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
.