1850 in China
Appearance
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Events from the year 1850 in China.
Incumbents
[edit]- Daoguang Emperor (30th year)
- Xianfeng Emperor (1st year)[citation needed]
Viceroys
[edit]- Viceroy of Zhili — Nergingge
- Viceroy of Min-Zhe
- Viceroy of Huguang
- Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Qishan
- Viceroy of Liangguang — Xu Guangjin
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui
- Viceroy of Sichuan — Xu Zechun
Events
[edit]- 9 March - Xianfeng Emperor succeed Daoguang Emperor as Emperor of the Qing dynasty
- Taiping Rebellion
- December 1850 - Hong Xiuquan defeats Qing forces sent to quell an uprising in Guangxi[1]
- Admiral Amaral's head returned, after his assassination in 1849, by Edict of Viceroy
Ongoing
[edit]- Shen-kuang-szu Incident (1850–51)
Births
[edit]- Qu Hongji, was a politician of the Chinese Qing Dynasty who served in several ministerial positions (d. 1918)
- Tso Ping Lung, 1st officially appointment Chinese consul of Singapore (d. 1924)
Deaths
[edit]- February 25 – Daoguang Emperor, 7th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b.1782)
- November 22 – Lin Zexu, political philosopher and politician (b.1785)
References
[edit]- ^ Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War