Zhao Erxun
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| Viceroy of Sichuan (first term) | |
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In office March 1907 – August 1907 |
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| Preceded by | Xiliang |
| Succeeded by | Zhao Erfeng |
| Viceroy of Huguang | |
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In office August 1907 – March 1908 |
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| Preceded by | Zhang Zhidong |
| Succeeded by | Chen Kuilong |
| Viceroy of Sichuan (second term) | |
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In office March 1908 – April 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Chen Kuilong |
| Succeeded by | Zhao Erfeng |
| Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces | |
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In office 20 April 1911 – 12 February 1912 |
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| Preceded by | Xiliang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1844 |
| Died | 3 September 1927 (aged 83) Beijing, Republic of China |
| Zhao Erxun | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 趙爾巽 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 赵尔巽 | ||||||||
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| Cishan (courtesy name) |
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| Chinese | 次珊 | ||||||||
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| Wubu (pseudonym) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 無補 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 无补 | ||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhào Ěrxùn |
| Wade–Giles | Chao Erh-hsün |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Cìshān |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Wúbǔ |
Zhao Erxun (23 May 1844 – 3 September 1927), courtesy name Cishan and pseudonym Wubu, was a Chinese political and military officeholder who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He served in numerous high-ranking positions under the Qing government, including Viceroy of Sichuan, Viceroy of Huguang, and Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces. After the fall of the Qing dynasty, he became a historian and was the lead editor of the Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao).
Zhao's ancestral roots were in Tieling, Fengtian Province (present-day Liaoning Province). His family was under the Plain Blue Banner of the Han Chinese Eight Banners. He sat for the provincial-level imperial examination in 1867 and obtained the position of a juren. In 1874, he sat for the palace-level examination and emerged as a jinshi, after which he was admitted to the Hanlin Academy as a bianxiu (編修; compiler and editor).
The first position Zhao held was an assistant examiner for the provincial-level imperial examination in Hubei Province. Later, he was promoted to a Supervising Censor of the Ministry of Works. In 1893, he served as a prefect in Guizhou Province and was promoted to a daotai (道台; a type of military official). He was transferred to Guangdong Province later. He subsequently served as the anchashi (按察使; Provincial Judicial Commissioner) in Anhui and Shaanxi provinces, and later as the buzhengshi (布政使; Provincial Financial Commissioner) of Gansu, Shanxi and Xinjiang provinces.
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