Zhao Erxun
| Zhao Erxun | |
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| President of the Provisional National Council | |
| In office 30 July 1925 – 9 April 1926 | |
| Prime Minister | Duan Qirui | 
| Deputy | Tang Yi | 
| Preceded by | position created | 
| Succeeded by | Li Yuanhong (as President of the National Council) | 
| Minister for Advice | |
| In office 1 July – 12 July 1917 | |
| Prime Minister | Zhang Xun | 
| Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces | |
| In office 20 April 1911 – 12 February 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Xiliang | 
| Viceroy of Sichuan | |
| In office March 1908 – April 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Kuilong | 
| Succeeded by | Zhao Erfeng | 
| In office March 1907 – August 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Xiliang | 
| Succeeded by | Zhao Erfeng | 
| Viceroy of Huguang | |
| In office August 1907 – March 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Zhidong | 
| Succeeded by | Chen Kuilong | 
| Minister of Revenue | |
| In office 14 August 1904 – 7 May 1905 Serving with Rongqing | |
| Preceded by | Lu Chuanlin | 
| Succeeded by | Zhang Baixi | 
| Governor of Hunan | |
| In office January 1903 – May 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Yu Liansan | 
| Succeeded by | Lu Yuanding | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1844 | 
| Died | 3 September 1927 (aged 83) Beijing, Republic of China | 
| Relations | Zhao Erfeng (brother) | 
| Education | jinshi degree in the 1874 imperial examination | 
| Zhao Erxun | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙爾巽 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵尔巽 | ||||||||
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| Cishan (courtesy name) | |||||||||
| Chinese | 次珊 | ||||||||
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| Wubu (pseudonym) | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 無補 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 无补 | ||||||||
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Zhao Erxun (23 May 1844 – 3 September 1927), courtesy name Cishan, art name 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).