The Zongli Yamen (Chinese: 總理衙門), short for Office for the General Management of Affairs Concerning the Various Countries (總理各國事務衙門), also known as Prime...

A yamen (ya-men; traditional Chinese: 衙門; simplified Chinese: 衙门; pinyin: yámén; Wade–Giles: ya2-men2; Manchu: ᠶᠠᠮᡠᠨyamun) was the administrative office...

A number of reforms were implemented, such as the development of the Zongli Yamen, an official foreign ministry to deal with international affairs, the...

Gong was made regent, Grand Councilor, and head of the newly formed Zongli Yamen (a de facto foreign affairs ministry). Local Han Chinese officials such...

during the Guangxu Emperor's reign, Yikuang was put in charge of the Zongli Yamen (the de facto foreign affairs ministry) and given the title "Prince Qing...

published by Harvard University Press. It describes the start of the Zongli Yamen and the political developments that resulted in the establishment of...

that they would not perform the ritual kowtow to the emperor, and the Zongli Yamen (foreign affairs ministry), regarding the protocol to be observed. The...

Its establishment was intimately linked to the establishment of the Zongli Yamen, the Qing office of foreign affairs. Small, specialized government foreign...

reforms included China's first unified ministry of foreign affairs in the Zongli Yamen, allowing foreign diplomats to reside in the capital, the establishment...

Manchu banner forces. During the crisis in June 1900, he headed the Zongli Yamen (foreign affairs ministry) and commanded the Boxers who besieged the...

foreign affair office was established in 1901, to replace the former Zongli Yamen. The impact of these reforms varied from place to place. Many regions...

Li Hongzhang, Marquess Suyi (Chinese: 李鴻章; also Li Hung-chang; 15 February 1823 – 7 November 1901) was a Chinese statesman, general and diplomat of the...

from Tianjin to Beijing. The court then replaced Prince Qing at the Zongli Yamen with Manchu Prince Duan, a member of the imperial Aisin Gioro clan (foreigners...

Minister of Works (工部右侍郎) in 1882. Since 1884 he became the Minister of Zongli Yamen. In 1893 he was made the Senior Deputy Minister of Personnel (吏部左侍郎)...

apology. In a petition presented to the imperial court in August 1875, the Zongli Yamen stated: "Diplomatic practice dictates that China send diplomats abroad...

Zuo Zongtang (左宗棠, Xiang Chinese: [tso˧˩ tsoŋ˧ tan˩˧]; Wade-Giles spelling: Tso Tsung-t'ang; November 10, 1812 – September 5, 1885), sometimes referred...

Twenty-Four Histories Chinese historiography Monarchy of China Pax Sinica Zongli Yamen Yu, Taishan (Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)...

believes blame should be laid on the Qing government as a whole. At the Zongli Yamen (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Prince Gong, who had founded the ministry...

MacDonald, British minister in Beijing, met with the ministers of the Zongli Yamen to inform them that the British government was demanding the cession...

posthumous degradation. The "Office in Charge of Affairs of All Nations" (Zongli Yamen) was replaced with a Foreign Office, which ranked above the other six...

dealt with China's foreign relations prior to the establishment of the Zongli Yamen in 1861. It also managed the imperial examinations. The Ministry of War...

appointed Vice President of the Board of War and made a member of the Zongli Yamen (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). In 1874 he was Vice President of the Board...

Qing dynasty for translating western languages was subordinated to the Zongli Yamen and not the Hanlin. The Beijing Hanlin Academy and its library were severely...

structures had to be put in place. In 1861, Hart recommended to the Zongli Yamen the purchase of the Osborn or "Vampire" Fleet. When the proposal was...

and live in seclusion in the temple. Having established in 1861 the Zongli Yamen, the Qing government's de facto foreign affairs ministry, Prince Gong...

1867. Later he had served as the Military Secretary of the Ministry of Zongli Yamen (總理各國事務衙門章京), editor of Collected Statutes Institute (會典館纂修官), assistant...

Ketteler, the German Minister, proposed to take up the matter with the Zongli Yamen, the Chinese Foreign Ministry, but he was murdered by a Manchu officer...

dynasty Foreign relations of imperial China Peking Legation Quarter Zongli Yamen Rowe, Rowe (2010). China's Last Empire – The Great Qing. Harvard University...

initiatives without consulting Quai d'Orsay. Bellonet sent a note to the Zongli Yamen threatening to occupy Korea, and he also gave the French Naval Commander...

important civil and military positions in the Qing government, including the Zongli Yamen, Grand Council, Grand Secretary, Viceroy of Zhili, Beiyang Trade Minister...