The Viceroy of Huguang, fully in Chinese as the Governor-General of Hubei, Hunan and Other Local Areas, in Charge of Military Affairs, Food and Wages and Governor Affairs, was one of eight regional Viceroys during the Qing dynasty. The Viceroy of Huguang had jurisdiction of military, civil, and political affairs over then Hubei Province and then Hunan Province (approx. nowadays Hubei and Hunan).

History

The office was created in 1644 as the "Viceroy of Huguang" during the reign of the Shunzhi Emperor. Its headquarters were in Wuchang (present-day Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei). It was abolished in 1668 during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor but was restored in 1670 as the "Viceroy of Chuan-Hu" (川湖總督; "Viceroy of (Si)chuan and Hu(guang)"), with its headquarters in Chongqing. In 1674, the office of Viceroy of Chuan-Hu was split into the Viceroy of Sichuan and Viceroy of Huguang, and had remained as such until 1904. In 1904, during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor, the office of Provincial Governor of Hubei was merged into the office of Viceroy of Huguang.

List of Viceroys of Huguang # Name Portrait Start of term End of term Notes Viceroy of Huguang(1645–1904) 1 Luo Xiujin羅繡錦 1645 1652 As Viceroy of Huguang and Sichuan 2 Zu Zeyuan祖澤遠 1652 1656 3 Hong Chengchou洪承疇 1653 1658 As Viceroy of Huguang, Liangguang and Yun-Gui 4 Hu Quancai胡全才 1656 1656 5 Li Zuyin李祖蔭 1656 1660 6 Zhang Changgeng張長庚 1660 1668 7 Liu Zhaoqi劉兆麒 1668 1669 As Viceroy of Chuan-Hu 8 Cai Yurong蔡毓榮 1670 1682 9 Dong Weiguo董衛國 1682 1684 10 Xu Guoxiang徐國相 1684 1688 11 Ding Sikong丁思孔 1688 1694 12 Wu Tian吳琠 1694 1696 13 Li Huizu李輝祖 1696 1699 14 Guo Xiu郭琇 1699 1703 Nian Xialing年遐齡 1701 1704 Acting Viceroy 15 Yu Chenglong喻成龍 1703 1705 16 Shi Wensheng石文晟 1705 1707 17 Guo Shilong郭世隆 1707 1710 18 Ehai鄂海 1710 1713 19 Elunte額倫特 1713 1716 20 Mampi滿丕 1716 1722 21 Yang Zongren楊宗仁 1722 1725 22 Li Chenglong李成龍 1725 1726 23 Yi Zhaoxiong宜兆熊 1726 1726 24 Fumin福敏 1726 1727 25 Maizhu邁柱 1727 1735 26 Zhang Guangsi張廣泗 1735 1735 27 Shi Yizhi史貽直 1735 1737 28 Depei德沛 1737 1739 29 Bandi班第 1739 1740 30 Nasutu那蘇圖 1740 1741 31 Sun Jiagan孫嘉淦 1741 1743 32 Arsai阿爾賽 1743 1744 33 Omida鄂彌達 1744 1746 34 Saileng'e賽楞額 1746 1748 35 Xinzhu新柱 1748 1749 36 Yongxing永興 1749 1750 37 Arigun阿里袞 1750 1751 38 Yongchang永常 1751 1753 39 Kaitai開泰 1753 1755 40 Šose碩色 1755 1759 41 Suchang蘇昌 1759 1761 42 Aibida愛必達 1761 1763 Chen Hongmou陳宏謀 1763 1763 Acting Viceroy 43 Li Shiyao李侍堯 1763 1764 44 Wu Dashan吳達善 1764 1766 45 Liu Zao劉藻 1766 1766 46 Dingchang定長 1766 1768 Gao Jin高晉 1768 1768 Acting Viceroy 47 Wu Dashan吳達善 1768 1771 48 Fuming'an富明安 1771 1772 49 Haiming海明 1772 1772 50 Fulehun富勒渾 1772 1773 Chen Huizu陳輝祖 1772 1773 Acting Viceroy 51 Wenshou文綬 1773 1776 52 Fulehun富勒渾 1776 1777 53 Sanbao三寶 1777 1779 54 Tuside圖思德 1779 1779 55 Fulehun富勒渾 1779 1780 56 Shuchang舒常 1780 1784 57 Tecengge特成額 1784 1786 58 Bi Yuan畢沅 1786 1786 59 Li Shiyao李侍堯 1786 1787 60 Changqing常青 1787 1787 61 Shuchang舒常 1787 1788 63 Bi Yuan畢沅 1788 1794 64 Funing福寧 1794 1795 65 Bi Yuan畢沅 1795 1797 66 Lebao勒保 1797 1798 67 Jing'an景安 1798 1799 68 Wesibu倭什布 1799 1800 70 Jiang Sheng姜晟 1800 1800 71 Shulin書麟 1800 1801 72 Wesibu倭什布 1801 1801 73 Wu Xiongguang吳熊光 1801 1805 74 Bailing百齡 1805 1805 75 Quanbao全保 1805 1806 76 Wang Zhiyi汪志伊 1806 1810 77 Ma Huiyu馬慧裕 1810 1816 78 Sun Yuting孫玉庭 1816 1816 79 Ruan Yuan阮元 1816 1817 80 Qingbao慶保 1817 1820 81 Zhang Yinghan張映漢 1820 1820 82 Chen Ruolin陳若霖 1820 1822 83 Li Hongbin李鴻賓 1822 1826 84 Songfu嵩孚 1826 1830 Yang Yizeng楊懌曾 1830 1830 Acting Viceroy 85 Lu Kun盧坤 1830 1832 86 Nergingge訥爾經額 1832 1837 87 Lin Zexu林則徐 February 1837 December 1838 88 Zhou Tianjue周天爵 December 1838 December 1840 89 Guiliang桂良 June 1839 December 1839 90 Yutai裕泰 December 1839 December 1851 91 Cheng Yucai程矞采 December 1851 October 1852 Xu Guangjin徐廣縉 October 1852 February 1853 Acting Viceroy Zhang Liangji張亮基 February 1853 September 1853 92 Wu Wenrong吳文鎔 September 1853 February 1854 93 Taiyong台湧 March 1854 July 1854 94 Yang Pei楊霈 October 1854 June 1855 95 Guanwen官文 June 1855 February 1867 Tan Tingxiang譚廷襄 1866 1866 Acting Viceroy 96 Li Hongzhang李鴻章 February 1867 August 1870 Li Hanzhang李瀚章 1867 1868 Acting Viceroy Guo Boyin郭柏蔭 1868 1869 Acting Viceroy 97 Li Hanzhang李瀚章 August 1870 April 1882 Weng Tongjue翁同爵 1875 1876 Acting Viceroy 98 Tu Zongying塗宗瀛 April 1882 June 1883 Bian Baodi卞寶第 June 1883 April 1885 Acting Viceroy Yulu裕祿 April 1885 August 1889 Acting Viceroy 99 Zhang Zhidong張之洞 August 1889 November 1894 100 Tan Jixun譚繼洵 November 1894 January 1896 101 Zhang Zhidong張之洞 January 1896 November 1902 Duanfang端方 November 1902 1904 Acting Viceroy Viceroy of Huguang and Provincial Governor of Hubei(1904–1911) 102 Zhang Zhidong張之洞 1904 August 1907 103 Zhao Erxun趙爾巽 August 1907 March 1908 104 Chen Kuilong陳夔龍 March 1908 October 1909 Ruicheng瑞澂 October 1909 October 1911 Acting Viceroy Yuan Shikai袁世凱 14 October 1911 Never assumed office Wei Guangtao魏光燾 1911 Never assumed office Wang Shizhen王士珍 2 November 1911 Never assumed office Duan Zhigui段芝貴 14 November 1911 Never assumed office Duan Qirui段祺瑞 17 November 1911 Never assumed office

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