Keying | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Portrait_of_Keying.jpeg) Portrait of Keying, 1844 | |
| Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library | |
| In office 1848–1850 | |
| Assistant Grand Secretary | |
| In office 1845–1847 | |
| Viceroy of Liangjiang | |
| In office 1842–1844 | |
| Preceded by | Niu Jian (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Bichang (acting) |
| Viceroy of Liangguang | |
| In office 1844–1848 | |
| Preceded by | Qi Gong |
| Succeeded by | Xu Guangjin |
| Minister of Personnel | |
| In office 30 August 1836 – 7 November 1836 Serving with Tang Jinzhao | |
| Preceded by | Mujangga |
| Succeeded by | Yijing |
| Minister of Revenue | |
| In office 25 December 1834 – 30 August 1836 Serving with Wang Ding | |
| Preceded by | Mujangga |
| Succeeded by | Yihao |
| Minister of Works | |
| In office 17 August 1834 – 25 December 1834 Serving with Wang Shouhe (until 1834), Shi Zhiyan (1834), Wang Yinzhi (1834) | |
| Preceded by | Boqitu |
| Succeeded by | Jingzheng |
| Minister of Rites | |
| In office 15 October 1829 – 17 August 1834 Serving with Tang Jinzhao (until 1830), Wang Yinzhi (1830–1832), Wang Shouhe (since 1832) | |
| Preceded by | Fuqitu |
| Succeeded by | Shengyin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1787 Beijing, China |
| Died | 29 June 1858 (aged 71) Beijing, China |
| Profession | Diplomat, governor |
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| Chinese | 耆英 | ||||||||
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| Romanization | Kiyeng | ||||||||
Keying (21 March 1787 – 29 June 1858), also known by his romanized Mandarin Chinese name Qiying or Ch'i-ying (Wade–Giles) and his Manchu name Kiyeng, was a Manchu statesman during the Qing dynasty of China. An imperial clansman of the house of Aisin Gioro, he began his career in the Imperial Clan Court. He conducted several peace treaties with Western powers, beginning with the Treaty of Nanking, which ended the First Opium War with Britain in 1842.[1] Keying was sent to negotiate again in 1858 to settle the Arrow War with Britain and France, but the settlement was repudiated by the Xianfeng Emperor and he was forced to commit suicide.[2]
- ^ Koon, Yeewan (2012). "The Face of Diplomacy in 19th-Century China: Qiying's Portrait Gifts". In Johnson, Kendall (ed.). Narratives of Free Trade The Commercial Cultures of Early US-China Relations. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 131–148.
- ^ Fang, Chao-ying (1943). . In Hummel, Arthur W. Sr. (ed.). Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. Vol. 1. United States Government Printing Office.