Zhao Erfeng

Zhao Erfeng
趙爾豐
Zhao Erfeng
Viceroy of Sichuan
In office
21 April – 6 November 1911 (acting)
MonarchXuantong Emperor
Preceded byZhao Erxun
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Assistant Amban of Tibet at Chamdo
In office
1908–1911
MonarchXuantong Emperor
Preceded byFeng Quan
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born1845
Died22 December 1911(1911-12-22) (aged 65–66)
Sichuan
Cause of deathDecapitation
NationalityHan chinese Bannerman
RelationsZhao Erxun (brother)
Educationjuren degree in the imperial examination[1]
Nickname(s)Butcher of Kham, Zhao the Butcher
Military service
Allegiance Qing Dynasty
UnitEight Banners
Battles/wars1905 Tibetan Rebellion, Chinese expedition to Tibet (1910), 1911 Tibetan Rebellion, Xinhai Revolution
Zhao Erfeng
Traditional Chinese趙爾豊
Simplified Chinese赵尔丰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Ěrfēng
Wade–GilesChao Erh-feng
Jihe
(courtesy name)
Chinese季和
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJìhé
Wade–GilesChi-ho

Zhao Erfeng (1845–1911), courtesy name Jihe, was a late Qing Dynasty official and Han Chinese bannerman who belonged to the Plain Blue Banner. He was an assistant amban in Tibet at Chamdo in Kham (eastern Tibet). He was appointed in March 1908 under Lien Yu, the main amban in Lhasa. Formerly Director-General of the Sichuan-Hubei Railway and acting viceroy of Sichuan province, Zhao was a much-maligned Chinese general of the late imperial era who led military campaigns throughout Kham, earning himself the nickname "the Butcher of Kham"[2] and "Zhao the Butcher"[3] (Chinese: 赵屠户).[4]

  1. ^ a b "趙爾豐".
  2. ^ Tsering Shakya, "The Thirteenth Dalai Lama, Tubten Gyatso" Treasury of Lives, accessed May 11, 2021
  3. ^ Arpi, Claude. The Fate of Tibet. Har-Anand Publications.
  4. ^ 赵尔丰及其巴塘经营 (Zhao Erfeng and his Batang management), cnki.com.cn. (Author not specified): 'When Zhao Erfeng took office at the Yongning Daotai in the Xuyong Hall of Sichuan, he had murdered more than 3,000 innocent people in Gulin County, and from then on he became famous as "Zhao Tuhu".' (machine translation)