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Yilibu ( Manchu: ''Ilibu''; ; 1772 – 4 March 1843Boulger, Demetrius Charles (1898).
The History of China
'. Volume 2. p. 146.
), also spelt Elepoo, was a Chinese official of the
Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...
. A Manchu of the
Bordered Yellow Banner The Bordered Yellow Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu military and society during the Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. The Bordered Yellow Banner was one of three "upper" banner armies under the direct command of the emperor ...
, he was
Viceroy of Liangjiang The Viceroy of Liangjiang or Viceroy of the Two Jiangs, fully referred to in Chinese as the Governor-General of the Two Yangtze Provinces and Surrounding Areas Overseeing Military Affairs, Provisions and Funds, Manager of Waterways, Director of ...
from 1839 to 1840. In 1842, he assisted in negotiating the
Treaty of Nanking The Treaty of Nanjing was the peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–1842) between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the first of what the Chinese later termed the Unequal Treaties. In the ...
, which ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and China. He studied at
Guozijian The Guozijian,Yuan, 194. sometimes translated as the Imperial College, Imperial Academy, Imperial University, National Academy, or National University, was the national central institution of higher learning in Chinese dynasties after the Su ...
before working his way through the ranks of the then Imperial Government of China.


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* 1772 births 1843 deaths People of the First Opium War Political office-holders in Jiangsu Political office-holders in Shaanxi Political office-holders in Shandong Political office-holders in Zhejiang Political office-holders in Yunnan Qing dynasty diplomats Qing dynasty politicians Manchu politicians Manchu Bordered Yellow Bannermen Assistant Grand Secretaries Viceroys of Yun-Gui Viceroys of Liangjiang {{China-diplomat-stub