Tao Zhu | |
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Viceroy of Liangjiang | |
In office 24 July 1830 – 22 April 1839 | |
Preceded by | Jiang Youxian |
Succeeded by | Lin Zexu |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 January 1779 |
Died | 12 July 1839 | (aged 60)
Tao Zhu or Tao Shu (Chinese: 陶澍; pinyin: Táo Zhù / Táo Shù; Wade–Giles: T'ao Shu / T'ao Chu; 17 January 1779 – 12 July 1839) was a Chinese scholar-official of the Qing dynasty who played a key role a broad movement toward institutional reform in the early 19th century. He is especially known for his role as Governor-General in making changes in the salt monopoly of the Qing dynasty.[1]