Ye Mingchen | |
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Grand Secretary of the Tiren Library | |
In office 1855–1857 | |
Assistant Grand Secretary | |
In office 1855–1855 | |
Viceroy of Liangguang | |
In office 1852–1858 | |
Preceded by | Xu Guangjin |
Succeeded by | Huang Zonghan |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 December 1807 Hanyang, Hubei, Qing China |
Died | 9 April 1859 Calcutta, British Raj | (aged 51)
Resting place | Hanyang |
Occupation | Politician, Imperial viceroy |
Military service | |
Battles/wars | Second Opium War |
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Traditional Chinese | 葉名琛 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 叶名琛 | ||||||||
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Ye Mingchen (21 December 1807 – 9 April 1859) was a high-ranking Chinese official during the Qing dynasty, known for his resistance to British influence in Canton (Guangzhou) in the aftermath of the First Opium War and his role in the beginning of the Second Opium War.
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