Ronglu
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Ronglu (6 April 1836 – 11 April 1903), courtesy name Zhonghua, was a Manchu political and military leader of the late Qing dynasty. He was born in the Guwalgiya clan, which was under the Plain White Banner of the Manchu Eight Banners. Deeply favoured by Empress Dowager Cixi, he served in a number of important civil and military positions in the Qing government, including the Zongli Yamen, Grand Council, Grand Secretary, Viceroy of Zhili, Beiyang Trade Minister, Secretary of Defence, Nine Gates Infantry Commander, and Wuwei Corps Commander. He was also the maternal grandfather of Puyi, th
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- Born
- 1836
- Died
- 1903
- Works
- 1
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- Ronglu cun zha
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Key facts
- Officeholder.name
- Ronglu
- Officeholder.honorific_prefix
- First Class Baron
- Officeholder.image
- Ronglu.jpg
- Officeholder.office
- Chief Grand Councillor
- Officeholder.term_start
- 1901
- Officeholder.term_end
- 1903
- Officeholder.predecessor
- Shiduo
- Officeholder.successor
- Yikuang
- Officeholder.office1
- Grand Councillor
- Officeholder.term_start1
- 1898
- Officeholder.term_end1
- 1903
- Officeholder.office2
- Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall
- Officeholder.term_start2
- 2 February 1902
- Officeholder.term_end2
- 11 April 1903
- Officeholder.predecessor2
- Li Hongzhang
- Officeholder.successor2
- Shixu
- Officeholder.office3
- Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library
- Officeholder.term_start3
- 22 June 1898
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Gūwalgiya
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Qing dynasty
- Place of death
- Beijing
- Child
- Youlan
- Occupation
- politician
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Ronglu.jpg
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- Ronglu
- date of birth
- 1836-04-06
- date of death
- 1903-04-11
- name in native language
- 荣禄
- courtesy name
- 仲華
- posthumous name
- 文忠
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Early life and career
- Mid career
- Hundred Days' Reform
- Boxer Rebellion
- Later career and death
- Relationship with Empress Dowager Cixi
- Family
- Portrayal in media
- See also
- References
Ronglu (6 April 1836 – 11 April 1903), courtesy name Zhonghua, was a Manchu political and military leader of the late Qing dynasty. He was born in the Guwalgiya clan, which was under the Plain White Banner of the Manchu Eight Banners. Deeply favoured by Empress Dowager Cixi, he served in a number of important civil and military positions in the Qing government, including the Zongli Yamen, Grand Council, Grand Secretary, Viceroy of Zhili, Beiyang Trade Minister, Secretary of Defence, Nine Gates Infantry Commander, and Wuwei Corps Commander. He was also the maternal grandfather of Puyi, the last Emperor of China and the Qing dynasty.
==Early life and career== Ronglu was born in the Manchu Guwalgiya clan, which was under the Plain White Banner of the Manchu Eight Banners. His grandfather, Tasiha (塔斯哈), served as an Imperial Resident in Kashgar. His father, Changshou (長壽), was a zongbing (總兵; a military commander).
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