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| Viceroy of Zhili | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 直隸總督 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 直隶总督 | ||||||||
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| Governor-General of the Directly Subordinate Province and Other Local Areas, in Charge of Military Affairs, Food and Salary, Management of Rivers and Governor Affairs (full title) | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 總督直隸等處地方，提督軍務、糧餉、管理河道兼巡撫事 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 总督直隶等处地方，提督军务、粮饷、管理河道兼巡抚事 | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡷᡳᠯᡳ ᡠᡥᡝᡵᡳ ᡴᠠᡩᠠᠯᠠᡵᠠ ᠠᠮᠪᠠᠨ | ||||||||
| Romanization | jyli uheri kadalara amban | ||||||||
The Viceroy of Zhili, officially in Chinese as the Governor-General of the Directly Subordinate Province and Other Local Areas, in Charge of Military Affairs, Food and Wages, Management of Rivers and Governor Affairs, was one of eight regional Viceroys during the Qing dynasty. The Viceroy of Zhili had jurisdiction of military, civil, and political affairs over then Zhili Province (nowadays approx. Hebei, Beijing suburban, Tianjin). The Governor's Office sat in then Zhili Province's Baoding Prefecture City (nowadays Baoding City's Lianchi District).
The Viceroy of Zhili was an important post because the province of Zhili, which literally means "directly ruled," was the area surrounding the imperial capital, Beijing. The administrative centre was in Tianjin even though the provincial capital was in Baoding. The Viceroy's duties as well as responsibilities have never been defined entirely. Generally speaking, the Viceroy oversaw the military and civil affairs of Zhili, Shandong and Henan provinces. The Viceroy of Zhili was also highly influential in imperial court politics. The position was set up in 1648 and abolished in 1912.