Yue Zhongqi (岳鍾琪, 1686 – 1754) was a Chinese military commander of the Qing dynasty. He was a descendant of Yue Fei,[1] and served as Ministry of War and Viceroy of Chuan-Shaan during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor.[2][3]
Yue Zhongqi 岳鍾琪 | |
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| Viceroy of Chuan-Shaan | |
| In office 1725–1731 | |
| Preceded by | Nian Gengyao |
| Succeeded by | Jalangga (as Viceroy of Shaanxi) |
| Provincial military commander of Gansu | |
| In office 1724–1725 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Qiyuan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Wangsong |
| Provincial military commander of Sichuan | |
| In office 1720–1724 | |
| Preceded by | Kang Tai |
| Succeeded by | Zhou Ying |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1686 Zhuanglang, Liangzhou, Qing China (present-day Jingtai County, Gansu, China) |
| Died | April 2, 1754 (aged 67) Zizhou, Qing China (present-day Zizhong County, Sichuan, China) |
| Children | Yue Jun (son) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Qing dynasty |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Jinchuan campaigns Gyurme Namgyal Rebellion |
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| Traditional Chinese | 岳鍾琪 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 岳锺琪 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 東美 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东美 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 容齋 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 容斋 | ||||||
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| Chinese | 襄勤 | ||||||
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| Manchu script | ᠶᠣᡠ ᠵᡠᠩ ᡴᡳ | ||||||
| Romanization | yoo jung ki | ||||||
Yue succeeded Nian Gengyao as Viceroy of Chuan-Shaan from 1725 to 1732. Zeng Jing, a xiucai in Hunan, sent his student Zhang Xi (張熙) to Xi'an in 1728, attempted to incite Yue to organize a plot to overthrow the Manchu-led Qing dynasty. Yue refused him and exposed his plot.[4] Yue was commended by Yongzheng Emperor; Zeng Jing was easily caught and transported to Beijing.
Yue Zhongqi, much like the man who preceded him as Governor-General of Sichuan-Shaanxi (川陝總督), Nian Gengyao, acted as an important advisor and intermediary with regards to Tibetan affairs, which included navigating the Tibetan civil war of 1727-28.
Yue also participated in the Dzungar–Qing Wars. He conquered Tibet and seized Lhasa with the 2,000 Green Standard soldiers and 1,000 Manchu soldiers of the "Sichuan route" in 1720.[5] He was accused of "arrogancy and unlawful act" (驕蹇不法) by Jalangga (查郎阿) and was stripped of official position in 1733. He didn't return to politics until 1748. He participated in Jinchuan campaigns, and later put down the rebellion of Gyurme Namgyal together with Ts'ereng (策楞).
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edit- ^ Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.
- ^ Peter C Perdue (30 June 2009). China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia. Harvard University Press. pp. 253–. ISBN 978-0-674-04202-5.
- ^ Peter C Perdue (30 June 2009). China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia. Harvard University Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-0-674-04202-5.
- ^ T., Rowe, William (2009). China's last empire : the great Qing. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780674066243. OCLC 316327256.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Yingcong Dai (2009). The Sichuan Frontier and Tibet: Imperial Strategy in the Early Qing. University of Washington Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0-295-98952-5.