Qishan (official)

Qishan
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office
1848–1851
In office
1836–1838
Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library
In office
1838–1841
Viceroy of Sichuan
In office
1846–1849
Preceded byBaoxing
Succeeded byYucheng (acting)
In office
1829–1831
Preceded byDai Sanxi
Succeeded byOšan
Imperial Resident in Tibet
In office
1843–1847
Preceded byMengbao
Succeeded byRuiyuan
Viceroy of Liangguang (acting)
In office
1840–1841
Preceded byLin Zexu
Succeeded byQi Gong
Viceroy of Zhili
In office
1837–1840
Preceded byMujangga
Succeeded byNergingge
Viceroy of Liangjiang
In office
1825–1827
Preceded byWei Yuanyu
Succeeded byJiang Youxian
Viceroy of Shaan-Gan
In office
1849–1851
Preceded byBuyantai
Succeeded byYutai
Personal details
Born(1786-01-18)18 January 1786
Beijing
Died3 August 1854(1854-08-03) (aged 68)
Yangzhou
RelationsChengde (father)
Posthumous nameWenqin (文勤)
Known forNegotiating the Convention of Chuanbi
Qishan
Chinese琦善
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQíshàn
Wade–GilesChi-shan
Jing'an
Traditional Chinese靜庵
Simplified Chinese静庵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJìng'ān

Qishan[a] (Manchu: ᡴᡳᡧᠠᠨ, Möllendorff: Kišan, Abkai: Kixan; 18 January 1786 – 3 August 1854), courtesy name Jing'an, was a Mongol nobleman and official of the late Qing dynasty. He was of Khalkha Mongol and Borjigit descent, and his family was under the Plain Yellow Banner of the Manchu Eight Banners. He is best known for negotiating the Convention of Chuanbi on behalf of the Qing government with the British during the First Opium War of 1839–42.[3]

  1. ^ Hoe, Susanna; Roebuck, Derek (1999). The Taking of Hong Kong: Charles and Clara Elliot in China Waters. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press. p. xviii. ISBN 0-7007-1145-7.
  2. ^ Tsang, Steve (2007). A Modern History of Hong Kong. London: I.B. Tauris. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-84511-419-0.
  3. ^ Mao, Haijian. The Qing Empire and the Opium War. p. 1.


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