Li Chung-chang

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Li Chung-chang, better known as Li Hongzhang, was a prominent late Qing dynasty Chinese statesman, diplomat, and military leader who played a key role in modernization and foreign affairs.

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instanceOf Chinese statesman
Qing dynasty official
diplomat
military leader
person
politician
reformer
advisorTo Empress Dowager Cixi
Guangxu Emperor
Tongzhi Emperor
alsoKnownAs Li Chung-chang
Li Hongzhang
surface form: Li Hung-chang
awardReceived various Qing imperial honors and titles
birthDate 1829-02-15
birthName Li Zhongtang
birthPlace Anhui
Hefei
Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing Empire
burialPlace Anhui
Hefei
countryOfCitizenship Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing Empire
deathDate 1908-11-07
deathPlace Beijing
Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing Empire
educatedAt Huating Academy
imperial examination system
era Qing dynasty
surface form: late Qing dynasty
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
familyName Li
givenName Hongzhang
knownFor controversial concessions to foreign powers
efforts to modernize China’s military and industry
leading role in Qing foreign policy in the late 19th century
negotiating with Western powers and Japan
militaryCommand Huai Army
militaryConflict First Sino-Japanese War
Nian Rebellion
Sino-French War
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
surface form: Taiping Rebellion
movement Self-Strengthening Movement
nativeName 李鸿章
notableWork development of modern Chinese industry
diplomatic missions to Europe and the United States
establishment of telegraph and railway lines
leadership of the Huai Army
modernization of the Beiyang Fleet
negotiation of major foreign treaties
promotion of Western-style military reforms
politicalAlignment conservative reformer
positionHeld Beiyang Trade Minister
Governor-General of Huguang
Grand Secretary of the Qing dynasty
Imperial Commissioner
Beiyang Trade Minister
surface form: Minister of Beiyang Commerce

Governor-General of Liangguang
surface form: Viceroy of Liangguang

Viceroy of Zhili
residence Beijing
Hefei
Tianjin
signedTreaty Convention of Peking
surface form: Convention of Beijing (various agreements)

Li–Lobanov Treaty
Treaty of Shimonoseki
Treaty of Tientsin (1885)
surface form: Treaty of Tientsin (Sino-French War)

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Li Hongzhang alternateName Li Chung-chang
Li Chung-chang alsoKnownAs Li Chung-chang
subject surface form: Li Hongzhang