Viceroy of Liangguang
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The Viceroy of Liangguang
(Chinese
: 两广总督), fully referred to as the Governor General of Liangguang and surrounding areas; Overseeing Military Affairs, Food Production; Manager of Waterways; Director of Civil Affairs (總督兩廣等處地方，提督軍務、糧餉、管理河道兼巡撫事), was one of eight viceroys in China proper
during the Qing Dynasty
of China
. The Viceroy had jurisdiction over the provinces of Guangdong
and Guangxi
.
Liangguang
Liangguang is a term referring to the province of Guangdong and autonomous region of Guangxi on the southern coast of China. Before 1988, Guangdong province also included what is now the province of Hainan.-History:...
(Chinese
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: 两广总督), fully referred to as the Governor General of Liangguang and surrounding areas; Overseeing Military Affairs, Food Production; Manager of Waterways; Director of Civil Affairs (總督兩廣等處地方，提督軍務、糧餉、管理河道兼巡撫事), 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
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. The Viceroy had jurisdiction over the provinces of Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
and Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
.
List of Viceroys of Liangguang
- Fu KanganFu KanganFukang'an ; was born in Beijing and was the third son of Fuheng; a grand minister of state during the middle years of Qianlong's reign. Fukang'an held various eminent offices, including Governor-General, Viceroy of Liangjiang and Viceroy of Liangguang...
(福康安): 1789–1793 - Deng TingzhenDeng TingzhenDeng Tingzhen was the Governor-General of Liangguang from early 1836 until early 1840....
(鄧廷楨): 1836–1840 - Lin ZexuLin ZexuLín Zéxú ; 30 August 1785 – 22 November 1850) was a Chinese scholar and official during the Qing Dynasty.He is most recognized for his conduct and his constant position on the "high moral ground" in his fight, as a "shepherd" of his people, against the opium trade in Guangzhou...
(林則徐): 1840 - Qishan: 1840–1841
- Qitian (祁填): 1841–1844
- QiyingQiyingQiying was a Manchu statesman during the Qing Dynasty.His name in Chinese means "brave man of about 60 or 70".-Background and early career:...
(耆英): 1844–1848 - Xu Guangjin (徐廣縉): 1848–1852
- Ye MingchenYe MingchenYe Mingchen was a high-ranking Chinese official during the Qing Dynasty, known for his resistance to British influence in Guangzhou in the aftermath of the First Opium War.-Early career:...
(葉名琛): 1852–1858 - Huang Zonghan (黃宗漢): 1858–1859
- Wang QingyunWang QingyunWang Qingyun is a Chinese figure skater. She is the 1998 and 2002 Chinese national bronze medalist. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 18th at the 2002 Four Continents Championships. She placed 9th at the 1999 Asian Winter Games.-Results:...
(王慶雲): May 1859 – October 1859 - Lao Chongguang (勞崇光): 1859–1862
- Liu Changyou (劉長佑): 1862–1863
- Yan Duanshu (晏端書): February – July 1863
- Mao Hongbin (毛鴻賓): 1863–1865
- Ruilin (瑞麟): 1865–1874
- Yinghan (英翰): 1874–1875
- Liu KunyiLiu KunyiLiu Kunyi was a Chinese official during the Qing dynasty and a native of Xinning, Hunan.-Biography:Liu was a holder the senior licentiate degree in the imperial examination system. He entered the Hunan army in 1855, and worked under Li Hongzhang during the suppression of the Taiping Rebellion...
(劉坤一): 1875–1879 - Zhang ShushengZhang ShushengZhang Shusheng was a Chinese official of the Qing Dynasty. He was one of the Huai Army's vice leaders, and his young brother whom named Zhang Shushang , was also a Lieutenant General, but dead in a battle in the Taiping Rebellion's in De'an County in 1867....
(張樹聲): 1879–1882 - Zeng GuoquanZeng GuoquanZeng Guoquan 1856 follow his old brother Zeng Guofan, was an eminent Han Chinese official, military general, and devout Confucian scholar of the late Qing Dynasty in China...
(曾國荃): 1882–1883 - Zhang ShushengZhang ShushengZhang Shusheng was a Chinese official of the Qing Dynasty. He was one of the Huai Army's vice leaders, and his young brother whom named Zhang Shushang , was also a Lieutenant General, but dead in a battle in the Taiping Rebellion's in De'an County in 1867....
(張樹聲): 1883–1884 - Zhang ZhidongZhang ZhidongZhang Zhidong ; Pseudonyms: Xiāngtāo , Xiāngyán , Yīgōng , Wújìng-Jūshì , later Bàobīng ; Posthumous name: Wénxiāng ) was an eminent Chinese politician during the late Qing Dynasty who advocated for controlled reform...
(張之洞): 1884–1889 - Tan Zhonglin (譚鍾麟): 1895–1899
- Li HongzhangLi HongzhangLi Hongzhang or Li Hung-chang , Marquis Suyi of the First Class , GCVO, was a leading statesman of the late Qing Empire...
(李鴻章): 1899–1900 - Tao Mo: 1902–1903
- Cen ChunxuanCen ChunxuanCen Chunxuan was the governor of Shanxi , governor-general of Sichuan , Liangguang , Yungui , and Tibet and chairman of the Governing Committee of the Military Government of China .-Biography:He was under the protection of General Lu Rongting's Old...
(岑春煊): 1903–1906 - Zhou FuZhou FuZhou Fu may refer to different figures in Chinese history.*Zhou Fu was a general during the 3rd-century-BC Daze Village Uprising who betrayed Chen Sheng in favor of Wei....
(周馥): 1906–1907 - Zhang Renjun (張人駿): 1907–1909
- Yuan Shuxun (袁樹勛): 1909–1910
- Zhang Mingqi (張鳴岐): 1910–1911