Keying (official)

Keying
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 byNiu Jian (acting)
Succeeded byBichang (acting)
Viceroy of Liangguang
In office
1844–1848
Preceded byQi Gong
Succeeded byXu Guangjin
Minister of Personnel
In office
30 August 1836 – 7 November 1836
Serving with Tang Jinzhao
Preceded byMujangga
Succeeded byYijing
Minister of Revenue
In office
25 December 1834 – 30 August 1836
Serving with Wang Ding
Preceded byMujangga
Succeeded byYihao
Minister of Works
In office
17 August 1834 – 25 December 1834
Serving with Wang Shouhe (until 1834), Shi Zhiyan (1834), Wang Yinzhi (1834)
Preceded byBoqitu
Succeeded byJingzheng
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 byFuqitu
Succeeded byShengyin
Personal details
Born21 March 1787
Beijing, China
Died29 June 1858(1858-06-29) (aged 71)
Beijing, China
ProfessionDiplomat, governor
Keying
Chinese耆英
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQíyīng
Wade–GilesCh'i-ying
Manchu name
RomanizationKiyeng

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Fang, Chao-ying (1943). "Ch'i-ying" . In Hummel, Arthur W. Sr. (ed.). Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. Vol. 1. United States Government Printing Office.