Yilibu
Yilibu (Manchu: ᡳᠯᡳᠪᡠ Ilibu; Chinese: 伊里布; Wade–Giles: I-li-pu; 1772 – 4 March 1843[1]), also spelt Elepoo, was a Chinese official of the Qing dynasty. A Manchu of the Bordered Yellow Banner, he was Viceroy of Liangjiang from 1839 to 1840. In 1842, he assisted in negotiating the Treaty of Nanking, which ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and China.
Ilibu | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Grand Secretary | |
| In office 1838–1841 | |
| Viceroy of Liangjiang | |
| In office 1840–1841 | |
| Preceded by | Deng Tingzhen |
| Succeeded by | Linqing (acting) |
| Viceroy of Yun-Gui | |
| In office 1835–1840 | |
| Preceded by | Ruan Yuan |
| Succeeded by | Deng Tingzhen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1772 |
| Died | 1843 (aged 70–71) |
He studied at Guozijian before working his way through the ranks of the then Imperial Government of China.
Notes
- Boulger, Demetrius Charles (1898). The History of China. Volume 2. p. 146.
Further reading
- Fang, Chao-ying (1943). "I-li-pu". In Hummel, Arthur W. Sr. (ed.). Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. 1. United States Government Printing Office. p. 386.
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