Zhao Erxun

Zhao Erxun
President of the Provisional National Council
In office
30 July 1925 – 9 April 1926
Prime MinisterDuan Qirui
DeputyTang Yi
Preceded byposition created
Succeeded byLi Yuanhong (as President of the National Council)
Minister for Advice
In office
1 July – 12 July 1917
Serving with Chen Kuilong, Zhang Yinglin, Feng Xu
Prime MinisterZhang Xun
Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces
In office
20 April 1911 – 12 February 1912
Preceded byXiliang
Viceroy of Sichuan
In office
March 1908 – April 1911
Preceded byChen Kuilong
Succeeded byZhao Erfeng
In office
March 1907 – August 1907
Preceded byXiliang
Succeeded byZhao Erfeng
Viceroy of Huguang
In office
August 1907 – March 1908
Preceded byZhang Zhidong
Succeeded byChen Kuilong
Minister of Revenue
In office
14 August 1904 – 7 May 1905
Serving with Rongqing
Preceded byLu Chuanlin
Succeeded byZhang Baixi
Governor of Hunan
In office
January 1903 – May 1904
Preceded byYu Liansan
Succeeded byLu Yuanding
Personal details
Born(1844-05-23)23 May 1844
Died3 September 1927(1927-09-03) (aged 83)
Beijing, Republic of China
RelationsZhao Erfeng (brother)
Educationjinshi degree in the 1874 imperial examination[1]
Zhao Erxun
Traditional Chinese趙爾巽
Simplified Chinese赵尔巽
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Ěrxùn
Wade–GilesChao Erh-hsün
Cishan
(courtesy name)
Chinese次珊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCìshān
Wubu
(pseudonym)
Traditional Chinese無補
Simplified Chinese无补
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWúbǔ

Zhao Erxun (23 May 1844 – 3 September 1927), courtesy name Cishan, art name Wubu, was a Chinese political and military officeholder who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He served in numerous high-ranking positions under the Qing government, including Viceroy of Sichuan, Viceroy of Huguang, and Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces. After the fall of the Qing dynasty, he became a historian and was the lead editor of the Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao).

  1. ^ "趙爾巽".