Yue Zhongqi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yue.

Yue Zhongqi (Chinese: 岳鍾琪; 1686–1754) was a Chinese military commander of the Qing dynasty. He was a descendant of the Song dynasty general Yue Fei,^[1] and served as Minister of War and Viceroy of Chuan-Shaan during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor.^[2][3]

Third Class Duke Weixin Yue Zhongqi 岳鍾琪
Viceroy of Chuan-Shaan
In office 1725–1731
Preceded by	Nian Gengyao
Succeeded by	Jalangga (as Viceroy of Shaanxi)
Provincial military commander of Gansu
In office 1724–1725
Preceded by	Yang Qiyuan (acting)
Succeeded by	Wangsong
Provincial military commander of Sichuan
In office 1720–1724
Preceded by	Kang Tai
Succeeded by	Zhou Ying
Personal details
Born	(1686-11-08)November 8, 1686 Zhuanglang, Liangzhou, Qing China (present-day Jingtai County, Gansu, China)
Died	April 2, 1754(1754-04-02) (aged 67) Zizhou, Qing China (present-day Zizhong County, Sichuan, China)
Children	Yue Jun (son)
Parent	Yue Denglong (father)
Military service
Allegiance	Qing dynasty
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Jinchuan campaigns Gyurme Namgyal Rebellion

Yue Zhongqi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	岳鍾琪
Simplified Chinese	岳锺琪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuè Zhōngqí
Courtesy name
Traditional Chinese	東美
Simplified Chinese	东美
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngměi
Art name
Traditional Chinese	容齋
Simplified Chinese	容斋
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Róngzhāi
Posthumous name
Chinese	襄勤
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiāngqín
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠶᠣᡠ ᠵᡠᠩ ᡴᡳ
Romanization	yoo jung ki

Yue succeeded Nian Gengyao as Viceroy of Chuan-Shaan from 1725 to 1732. Zeng Jing, a xiucai in Hunan, sent his student Zhang Xi (張熙) to Xi'an in 1728, attempted to incite Yue to organize a plot to overthrow the Manchu-led Qing dynasty. Yue refused him and exposed his plot.^[4] Yue was commended by Yongzheng Emperor; Zeng Jing was easily caught and transported to Beijing.

Yue Zhongqi, much like the man who preceded him as Governor-General of Sichuan-Shaanxi (川陝總督), Nian Gengyao, acted as an important advisor and intermediary with regards to Tibetan affairs, which included navigating the Tibetan civil war of 1727-28.

Yue also participated in the Dzungar–Qing Wars. He conquered Tibet and seized Lhasa with the 2,000 Green Standard soldiers and 1,000 Manchu soldiers of the "Sichuan route" in 1720.^[5] He was accused of "arrogancy and unlawful act" (驕蹇不法) by Jalangga (查郎阿) and was stripped of official position in 1733. He didn't return to politics until 1748. He participated in Jinchuan campaigns, and later put down the rebellion of Gyurme Namgyal together with Ts'ereng (策楞).

See also

• Qing dynasty in Inner Asia
• Tibet under Qing rule
• Treason by the Book

References

1. Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). "Yüeh Chung-ch'i" . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.
2. Peter C Perdue (30 June 2009). China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia. Harvard University Press. pp. 253–. ISBN 978-0-674-04202-5.
3. Peter C Perdue (30 June 2009). China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia. Harvard University Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-0-674-04202-5.
4. T., Rowe, William (2009). China's last empire : the great Qing. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 69. ISBN 9780674066243. OCLC 316327256.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. Yingcong Dai (2009). The Sichuan Frontier and Tibet: Imperial Strategy in the Early Qing. University of Washington Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0-295-98952-5.

Government offices
Preceded by Nian Gengyao	Viceroy of Chuan-Shaan 1725–1732	Succeeded by Jalangga