Yu Minzhong Explained

Honorific Prefix:First Class Adaha hafan
Yu Minzhong
Office:Chief Grand Councillor
Term Start:1773
Term End:1779
Predecessor:Liu Tongxun
Successor:Agui
Office1:Grand Councillor
Term Start1:1760
Term End1:1779
Office2:Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall
Term Start2:1773
Term End2:1779
Office3:Assistant Grand Secretary
Term Start3:1771
Term End3:1773
Office4:Minister of Revenue
Term Start4:27 January 1766
Term End4:17 September 1773
Alongside4:Arigūn (until 1769), Guwamboo (1769–1770), Surne (since 1770–1771), Šuhede (1771–1773), Agui (since 1773)
Predecessor4:Liu Lun
Successor4:Wang Jihua
Birth Date:1714
Birth Place:Jintan, Jiangsu, China
Death Place:Beijing, China
Nationality:Qing Empire
Occupation:politician

Yu Minzhong (1714 - 1779) was an official of the Qing Dynasty, who served as chief grand councilor for part of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Yu Minzhong was a native of Jintan, Jiangsu province. In 1737, he became a Zhuangyuan of the Imperial examination.[1] Before his appointment as chief grand councilor, he served as an editor and scribe to the emperor.[1] During his tenure as chief grand councilor, a significant rise in corruption occurred.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. R. Kent Guy, Qing Governors and Their Provinces: The Evolution of Territorial Administration in China, 1644-1796, University of Washington Press, 2010