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...
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A yamen (ya-men; traditional Chinese: 衙門; simplified Chinese: 衙门; pinyin: yámén; Wade–Giles: ya2-men2; Manchu: ᠶᠠᠮᡠᠨyamun) was the administrative office...
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A number of reforms were implemented, such as the development of the Zongli Yamen, an official foreign ministry to deal with international affairs, the...
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Its establishment was intimately linked to the establishment of the Zongli Yamen, the Qing office of foreign affairs. Small, specialized government foreign...
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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...
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China and the West, 1858–1861 (redirect from China and the West, 1858-1861: The Origins of the Tsungli Yamen)
published by Harvard University Press. It describes the start of the Zongli Yamen and the political developments that resulted in the establishment of...
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Yikuang (category Ministers of Zongli Yamen)
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...
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Zaiyi (category Ministers of Zongli Yamen)
Manchu banner forces. During the crisis in June 1900, he headed the Zongli Yamen (foreign affairs ministry) and commanded the Boxers who besieged the...
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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...
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reforms included China's first unified ministry of foreign affairs in the Zongli Yamen, allowing foreign diplomats to reside in the capital, the establishment...
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Chonghou (category Ministers of Zongli Yamen)
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...
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Li Hongzhang (category Ministers of Zongli Yamen)
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...
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Zuo Zongtang (category Ministers of Zongli Yamen)
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...
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Xu Yongyi (category Ministers of Zongli Yamen)
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)...
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apology. In a petition presented to the imperial court in August 1875, the Zongli Yamen stated: "Diplomatic practice dictates that China send diplomats abroad...
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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...
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Twenty-Four Histories Chinese historiography Monarchy of China Pax Sinica Zongli Yamen Yu, Taishan (Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)...
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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...
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last part of his edict of 11 June instructed the Grand Council and the Zongli Yamen, the Qing dynasty's foreign office, to establish the Imperial University...
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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...
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Prince Gong (category Ministers of Zongli Yamen)
development of modern military infrastructure. He also helped establish the Zongli Yamen, which was responsible for foreign affairs, and set up Chinese embassies...
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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...
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MacDonald, British minister in Beijing, met with the ministers of the Zongli Yamen to inform them that the British government was demanding the cession...
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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...
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Yulu (viceroy) (category Ministers of Zongli Yamen)
of grand minister of state, minister of rites, grand minister of the Zongli Yamen. Later he served as Viceroy of Zhili. A boy named Li Liu was the son...
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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...
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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...
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dynasty Foreign relations of imperial China Peking Legation Quarter Zongli Yamen Rowe, Rowe (2010). China's Last Empire – The Great Qing. Harvard University...
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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...
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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...
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