Qi Junzao
Qi Junzao 祁寯藻 | |
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| Chief Grand Councillor | |
| In office 1852–1853 | |
| Preceded by | Saišangga |
| Succeeded by | Yixin |
| In office 1850–1851 | |
| Preceded by | Mujangga |
| Succeeded by | Saišangga |
| Grand Councillor | |
| In office 1841–1854 | |
| Grand Secretary of the Tiren Library | |
| In office 1850–1854 | |
| Assistant Grand Secretary | |
| In office 1849–1850 | |
| Minister of Revenue | |
| In office May 2, 1841 – July 11, 1850 | |
| Preceded by | Zhuo Bingtian |
| Succeeded by | Sun Ruizhen |
| Minister of War | |
| In office March 9, 1840 – May 2, 1841 Serving with Yucheng | |
| Preceded by | Zhuo Bingtian |
| Succeeded by | Xu Naipu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 11, 1793 Shouyang County, Shanxi, Qing Empire |
| Died | October 22, 1866 (aged 73) Beijing |
| Nationality | Qing Empire |
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| Occupation | politician, calligrapher |
Qi Junzao (Chinese: 祁寯藻; July 11, 1793 – October 22, 1866) was a Chinese politician and calligrapher. Considered one of the "four great calligraphers" of the 1800s in China, he was also a prominent poet. He later became leader of the Grand Council of the Qing dynasty's imperial court.
Qi Juanzao was Han Chinese and had special influence in the Daoguang and Xianfeng eras. He was an exponent of the Song school of Chinese poetry.