1885 in China
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Events in the year 1885 in China.
Incumbents
[edit]- Guangxu Emperor (11th year)
- Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi
Viceroys
[edit]- Viceroy of Zhili — Li Hongzhang
- Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Yang Changjun
- Viceroy of Huguang — Bian Baodi then Yulu
- Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Tan Zhonglin
- Viceroy of Liangguang — Zhang Zhidong
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Cen Yuying
- Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen
- Viceroy of Liangjiang — Zeng Guoquan
Events
[edit]- Sino-French War
- January 3–4 — Battle of Núi Bop
- February 3–13 — Lạng Sơn Campaign
- February 14 — Battle of Shipu
- February 23 — Battle of Đồng Đăng
- March 1 — Battle of Zhenhai
- March 2 — Battle of Hòa Mộc
- March 23 — Battle of Phu Lam Tao
- March 24 — Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass)
- June 9 — Treaty of Tientsin (1885), Sino-French War ends
Births
[edit]- January 16 — Zhou Zuoren, writer and brother of Lu Xun (d. 1967)
- April 17 — Sun Chuanfang, warlord in the Zhili clique (d. 1935)
- April 27 — Ma Xulun, politician, activist and linguist (d. 1970)
- April 28 — Qi Xieyuan, warlord in the Zhili clique (d. 1946)
- May 20 — Zaixun, Manchu noble of the late Qing Dynasty (d. 1949)
- October 30 — Song Zheyuan, general (d. 1940)
- November 5 — Li Jishen, military officer and politician (d. 1959)
- November 11 — Su Zhaozheng, labour movement activist and early leader of the Chinese Communist Party (d. 1929)
- November 30 — Ma Zhanshan, general in the Northeastern army (d. 1950)
Deaths
[edit]- June 15 — Consort Qing, consort of Emperor Xianfeng (b. 1840)
- July 21 — Zaicheng, Manchu noble (b. 1858)
- September 5 — Zuo Zongtang, former Viceroy of Liangjiang, Shaan-Gan and Min-Zhe (b. 1812)[1][2]
- December 6 — Hu Xueyan, businessman (b. 1823)
Dates unknown
[edit]- Lin Hongnian, politician, writer and calligrapher (b. 1805)
- Zeng Fengnian, military figure (b. 1809)
References
[edit]- ^ Browning, Michael (April 16, 2002). "Who Was General Tso And Why Are We Eating His Chicken?". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Bo, Zhiyue (2013). The History of Modern China. Mason Crest Publishers. p. 29. ISBN 9781422221624.