Viceroy of Liangguang

Viceroy of Liangguang
Traditional Chinese	兩廣總督
Simplified Chinese	两广总督
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liángguǎng Zǒngdū
Governor-General, Commander and Quartermaster, Supervisor of Waterways, and Inspector-General of the Two Expanses and Surrounding Areas (full title)
Traditional Chinese	總督兩廣等處地方，提督軍務、糧餉、管理河道兼巡撫事
Simplified Chinese	总督两广等处地方，提督军务、粮饷、管理河道兼巡抚事
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zǒngdū Liǎngguǎng Děng Chǔ Dìfāng Tídū Jūnwù Liángxiǎng Guǎnlǐ Hédào Jiān Xúnfǔ Shì

The Viceroy of Liangguang or Viceroy of the Two Guangs, fully referred to in Chinese as the Governor-General, Commander and Quartermaster, Supervisor of Waterways, and Inspector-General of the Two Expanses and Surrounding Areas, was one of eight regional Viceroys in China proper during the Qing dynasty. The two Guangs referred to Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. The areas under the Viceroy's jurisdiction included present-day Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, as well as Hainan Province.

History

Ming dynasty

The office of the Viceroy of Liangguang originated in 1452 during the Ming dynasty. The Jingtai Emperor accepted Yu Qian's proposal to create the office and appointed Wang Ao (王翱) as the first viceroy.

In 1465, the Chenghua Emperor appointed Han Yong (韓雍) as Left Censor-in-Chief and Viceroy of Liangguang. The office was formalised in 1469, with the administrative headquarters fixed in Wuzhou, Guangxi.

In 1536, during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor, the viceroy Qian Rujing (錢如京) created a separate administrative branch in Zhaoqing, Guangdong. In 1564, the headquarters shifted from Wuzhou to Zhaoqing after Wu Guifang (吳桂芳) sought approval from the Jiajing Emperor.

Qing dynasty

The office was recreated in 1644 during the reign of the Shunzhi Emperor in the Qing dynasty. It was called "Viceroy of Guangdong" (廣東總督) even though its jurisdiction included Guangxi. The headquarters were in Guangzhou, Guangdong. In 1655, the headquarters shifted back to Wuzhou.

In 1663, during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, the office was split into two: Viceroy of Guangdong and Viceroy of Guangxi. The headquarters of the Viceroy of Guangdong moved to Lianzhou (廉州; present-day Hepu County, Guangxi). A year later, the Viceroy of Guangxi was merged with the Viceroy of Guangdong, and the headquarters shifted back to Zhaoqing.

In 1723, during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, the office was divided into Guangdong and Guangxi again, but were merged again within the following year. In 1729, in response to a rebellion by the Miao people, the Yongzheng Emperor placed Guangxi under the jurisdiction of the Viceroy of Yun-Gui to facilitate the coordination of military operations. In 1734, Guangdong and Guangxi were merged under a single office, Viceroy of Liangjiang, and had remained like this until 1905.

In 1746, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, the headquarters of the Viceroy of Liangguang shifted to Guangzhou and remained there permanently.

In 1905, during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor, the Viceroy of Liangguang concurrently held the position of Provincial Governor of Guangdong.

List of Viceroys of Liangguang

Qing dynasty

#	Name	Portrait	Start of term	End of term	Notes
Viceroy of Guangdong (including Guangxi) (1644–1661)
			1644	15 June 1647	Vacant
1	Tong Yangjia 佟養甲		15 June 1647	1651
			1651	12 July 1653	Vacant
2	Li Shuaitai 李率泰		12 July 1653	16 March 1656
3	Wang Guoguang 王國光		16 March 1656	10 July 1658
4	Li Qifeng 李棲鳳		10 July 1658	2 November 1661
Viceroy of Guangdong (1661–1665)
5	Li Qifeng 李棲鳳		2 November 1661	2 April 1665
6	Lu Xingzu 盧興祖		2 April 1665	4 July 1665
Viceroy of Guangxi (1661–1665)
	Yu Shiyue 于時躍		1661	1663
	Qu Jinmei 屈盡美		1663	1665
Viceroy of Liangguang (1665–1723)
7	Lu Xingzu 盧興祖		4 July 1665	30 December 1667
8	Zhou Youde 周有德		30 January 1668	6 February 1670
9	Jin Guangzu 金光祖		6 March 1668	1 February 1682
10	Wu Xingzuo 吳興祚		1 February 1682	8 August 1689
11	Shi Lin 石琳		19 August 1682	17 December 1702
12	Guo Shilong 郭世隆		17 December 1702	23 January 1707
13	Zhao Hongcan 趙弘燦		30 January 1707	19 November 1716
14	Yang Lin 楊琳		25 November 1716	9 September 1723
Viceroy of Guangdong (1723–1724)
15	Yang Lin 楊琳		9 September 1723	26 April 1724
Viceroy of Guangxi (1723–1724)
	Kong Yuxun 孔毓珣		1723	1724
Viceroy of Liangguang (1724–1728)
16	Kong Yuxun 孔毓珣		26 April 1724	11 November 1728
Viceroy of Guangdong (Guangxi was under the Viceroy of Yun-Gui) (1728–1734)
17	Kong Yuxun 孔毓珣		11 November 1728	29 March 1729
18	Hao Yulin 郝玉麟		29 March 1729	21 March 1732
	Zhang Pu 張溥		14 October 1731	25 February 1732	Acting Viceroy of Guangdong
	Emida 鄂彌達		21 March 1732	17 October 1732	Acting Viceroy of Guangdong
19	Emida 鄂彌達		21 March 1732	5 January 1735
Viceroy of Liangguang (1734–1905)
20	Emida 鄂彌達		5 January 1735	30 August 1738
21	Ma'ertai 馬爾泰		30 August 1738	10 August 1744
	Qingfu 慶復		28 May 1741	28 January 1743	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
	Celeng 策楞		28 January 1743	17 July 1743	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
22	Nasutu 那蘇圖		10 August 1744	14 May 1745
23	Celeng 策楞		14 May 1745	28 October 1748
24	Yin Jishan 尹繼善		28 October 1748	24 November 1748
25	Shuose 碩色		24 November 1748	9 February 1750
26	Chen Dashou 陳大受		9 February 1750	14 November 1751
27	Arigun 阿里袞		14 November 1751	24 February 1753
	Bandi 班第		16 October 1753	3 May 1754	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
28	Celeng 策楞		16 October 1753	3 May 1754
29	Yang Yingju 楊應琚		3 May 1754	31 August 1757
30	Henian 鶴年		31 August 1757	14 January 1758
	Li Shiyao 李侍堯				Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
31	Chen Hongmou 陳弘謀		14 January 1758	27 May 1758
32	Li Shiyao 李侍堯		27 May 1758	27 May 1761
33	Suchang 蘇昌		27 May 1761	22 July 1764
34	Li Shiyao 李侍堯		22 July 1764	25 February 1777
	Yang Tingzhang 楊廷璋		22 July 1765	24 April 1767	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
35	Yang Jingsu 楊景素		25 February 1777	19 March 1778
36	Guilin 桂林		19 March 1778	11 January 1780
37	Bayansan 巴延三		11 January 1780	20 February 1784
38	Shuchang 舒常		20 February 1784	26 February 1785
	Sun Shiyi 孫士毅		26 February 1785	1 September 1785	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
39	Fulehun 富勒渾		1 September 1785	23 May 1786
40	Sun Shiyi 孫士毅		23 May 1786	19 February 1789
41	Fuk'anggan 福康安		19 February 1789	14 September 1793
42	Changlin 長麟		14 September 1793	5 July 1796
43	Zhu Gui 朱珪		5 July 1796	29 September 1796
44	Jiqing 吉慶		29 September 1796	17 December 1802
45	Changlin 長麟		17 December 1802	26 January 1803
	Hutuli 瑚圖禮				Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
46	Woshibu 倭什布		26 January 1803	30 January 1805
47	Nayancheng 那彥成		30 January 1805	12 December 1805
48	Wu Xiongguang 吳熊光		12 December 1805	6 January 1809
49	Yongbao 永保		6 January 1809	20 February 1809
50	Bailing 百齡		20 February 1809	16 February 1811
51	Songyun 松筠		16 February 1811	5 November 1811
52	Jiang Youxian 蔣攸銛		5 November 1811	22 October 1817
53	Ruan Yuan 阮元		22 October 1817	22 June 1826
54	Li Hongbin 李鴻賓		22 June 1826	14 September 1832
55	Lu Kun 盧坤		14 September 1832	15 October 1835
56	Deng Tingzhen 鄧廷楨		15 October 1835	21 January 1840
57	Lin Zexu 林則徐		21 January 1840	3 October 1840
	Yiliang 怡良		28 September 1840	4 December 1840	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
58	Qishan 琦善		4 December 1840	26 February 1841
59	Qi Gong 祁𡎴		26 February 1841	19 March 1844
60	Qiying 耆英		19 March	4 July 1848
	Xu Guangjin 徐廣縉		3 February 1848	4 July 1848	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
61	Xu Guangjin 徐廣縉		4 July 1848	7 September 1852
62	Ye Mingchen 葉名琛		7 September 1852	26 January 1858	[1]
63	Huang Zonghan 黃宗漢		26 January 1858	4 May 1859
64	Wang Qingyun 王慶雲		4 May 1859	7 October 1859
	Bogui 柏貴		4 May 1859	21 May 1859	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
	Lao Chongguang 勞崇光		21 May 1859	7 October 1859	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
65	Lao Chongguang 勞崇光		7 October 1859	17 October 1862
66	Liu Changyou 劉長佑		17 October 1862	14 February 1863
	Yan Duanshu 晏端書		14 February 1863	6 July 1863	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
67	Mao Hongbin 毛鴻賓		6 July 1863	7 March 1865
	Wu Tang 吳棠		7 March 1865	13 March 1865	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
68	Ruilin 瑞麟		13 March 1865	17 October 1874
	Ruilin 瑞麟		13 March 1865	25 September 1866	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
69	Yinghan 英翰		17 October 1874	2 September 1875
	Zhang Zhaodong 張兆棟		17 October 1874	31 March 1875	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
70	Liu Kunyi 劉坤一		2 September 1875	27 December 1879
	Yukuan 裕寬		18 December 1878	27 December 1879	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
71	Zhang Shusheng 張樹聲		27 December 1879	19 April 1882
	Yukuan 裕寬		27 December 1879	20 May 1880	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
	Yukuan 裕寬		19 April 1882	6 May 1882	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
72	Zeng Guoquan 曾國荃		6 May 1882	13 July 1883
73	Zhang Shusheng 張樹聲		13 July 1883	22 May 1884
74	Zhang Zhidong 張之洞		22 May 1884	8 August 1889
75	Li Hanzhang 李瀚章		8 August 1889	13 April 1895
76	Tan Zhonglin 譚鍾麟		16 April 1895	19 December 1899	The office was renamed to "Viceroy of Liangguang and Provincial Governor of Guangdong" between 30 August and 1 November 1898.
	Deshou 德壽		19 December 1899	24 May 1900	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
77	Li Hongzhang 李鴻章		24 May 1900	9 July 1900
	Deshou 德壽		9 July 1900	16 September 1900	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
78	Lu Chuanlin 鹿傳霖		16 September 1900	26 September 1900
79	Tao Mo 陶模		26 September 1900	2 July 1902
	Deshou 德壽		3 July 1902	18 April 1903
80	Cen Chunxuan 岑春煊		18 April 1903	23 July 1905
Viceroy of Liangguang and Provincial Governor of Guangdong (1905–1911)
81	Cen Chunxuan 岑春煊		23 July 1905	11 September 1906
82	Zhou Fu 周馥		11 September 1906	28 May 1907
83	Cen Chunxuan 岑春煊		28 May 1907	12 August 1907
84	Zhang Renjun 張人駿		12 August 1907	28 June 1909
	Yuan Shuxun 袁樹勛		28 June 1909	29 October 1910	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
	Zengqi 增祺		29 October 1910	14 April 1911	Acting Viceroy of Liangguang
85	Zhang Mingqi 張鳴岐		4 April 1911	8 November 1911
86	Li Zhun 李準		26 November 1911		Never assumed office
	Lu Rongting 陸榮廷		July 1917	July 1917	During the Manchu Restoration attempt

References

1. Wong, J.Y. (1976). Yeh Ming-ch'en: Viceroy of Liang Kuang 1852-8. CUP Archive. ISBN 978-0-521-21023-2.