Prince Gong

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Prince Gong was a prominent Qing dynasty statesman and diplomat who led major reform and modernization efforts in 19th-century China, particularly in response to Western military and political pressure.

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Label Occurrences
Prince Gong canonical 7
Aisin-Gioro Yixin 1
Prince Gong of the First Rank 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Qing dynasty prince
diplomat
regent of China
statesman
birthDate 1833-01-11
birthPlace Beijing
burialPlace Prince Gong's tomb in Beijing region
chineseName Prince Gong self-linksurface differs
surface form: 奕訢
clan Aisin Gioro
surface form: Aisin-Gioro clan
country Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing China
deathDate 1898-05-29
deathPlace Beijing
dynasty Qing dynasty
era late Qing period
ethnicity Manchu
event Second Anglo-Chinese War
surface form: Second Opium War
familyName Aisin Gioro
surface form: Aisin-Gioro
father Daoguang Emperor
fullName Prince Gong self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aisin-Gioro Yixin
givenName Yixin
heldOffice Prince of the Blood in charge of foreign affairs
Prince Chun of the Qing dynasty
surface form: Prince-Regent of the Qing Empire

head of the Zongli Yamen
member of the Grand Council
influenced Qing foreign policy toward Western powers
knownFor advocating adoption of Western diplomatic practices
advocating adoption of Western military technology
establishing the Zongli Yamen as a foreign affairs office
leading Qing foreign policy in the late 19th century
negotiating with Western powers after the Second Opium War
promoting the Self-Strengthening Movement
supporting modernization and reform in Qing China
legacy symbol of early Qing attempts at modernization and reform
mother Imperial Noble Consort Jingmu
nobleRank qinwang (Prince of the First Rank)
notableResidence Prince Gong Mansion
surface form: Prince Gong Mansion in Beijing
participatedIn Xinyou Coup
surface form: Xinyou Coup of 1861
policy creation of modern arsenals and shipyards
establishment of modern schools for foreign languages
support for Self-Strengthening Movement reforms
politicalAlly Empress Dowager Ci'an
Empress Dowager Cixi
religion Manchu imperial ancestral rites
resultOfEvent helped Empress Dowagers seize power from the regents
roleInEvent chief negotiator for the Qing court in the Convention of Beijing
key planner of the Xinyou Coup of 1861
royalHouse Aisin Gioro
surface form: House of Aisin-Gioro
sibling Xianfeng Emperor
signedTreaty Convention of Peking
surface form: Convention of Beijing (1860)
title Prince Gong self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prince Gong of the First Rank

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Empress Dowager Cixi coRuledWith Prince Gong
Daoguang Emperor child Prince Gong
Prince Gong fullName Prince Gong self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aisin-Gioro Yixin
Prince Gong chineseName Prince Gong self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 奕訢
Prince Gong title Prince Gong self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prince Gong of the First Rank
Prince Gong Mansion laterOwner Prince Gong
Prince Gong Mansion namedAfter Prince Gong
Xinyou Coup participant Prince Gong
Xinyou Coup supportedBy Prince Gong