Yijing (Chinese: 奕經; Wade–Giles: I-ching; 1793–1853) was a Manchu prince of the Qing Dynasty. He was a cousin[1] of the Daoguang Emperor. In 1826, he served at Kashgar as a junior officer in the campaign against Jahangir Khoja. During the First Opium War, after the British captured Zhenhai and Ningbo, the emperor ordered Yijing to go to Zhejiang on 18 October 1841 and take command of a counter-offensive.[2] In the Battle of Ningpo on 10 March 1842, Yijing's troops attempted to retake the city, but the British successfully repelled the attack.[3]
Yijing | |
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| Assistant Grand Secretary | |
| In office 1841–1842 | |
| Minister of Personnel | |
| In office 7 November 1836 – 21 November 1842 Serving with Tang Jinzhao | |
| Preceded by | Keying |
| Succeeded by | Engui |
| General of Mukden | |
| In office 1835–1836 | |
| Preceded by | Baoxing |
| Succeeded by | Baoxing |
| General of Heilongjiang | |
| In office 1834–1835 | |
| Preceded by | Fusengde |
| Succeeded by | Baochang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1791 Beijing |
| Died | 1853 (aged 61–62) Xuzhou, Jiangsu |
| Relations | Yongxing (grandfather) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Qing dynasty |
| Branch/service | Manchu Bordered Red Banner |
| Battles/wars | First Opium War Taiping Rebellion |
References
edit- ^ The Cambridge History of China Volume 10 Late Ch'ing 1800-1911. Part 1. Page 204
- ^ Waley, Arthur (1958). The Opium War Through Chinese Eyes. George Allen & Unwin. p. 158. ISBN 0-04-951012-6.
- ^ Hanes, W. Travis; Sanello, Frank (2002). The Opium Wars: The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another. Sourcebooks. p. 140. ISBN 1-4022-0149-4.