Zhao Erxun

Zhao Erxun
President of the Provisional National Council
In office
30 July 1925  9 April 1926
Prime MinisterDuan Qirui
DeputyTang Yi
Preceded byposition created
Succeeded byLi Yuanhong (as President of the National Council)
Minister for Advice
In office
1 July  12 July 1917
Serving with Chen Kuilong, Zhang Yinglin, Feng Xu
Prime MinisterZhang Xun
Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces
In office
20 April 1911  12 February 1912
Preceded byXiliang
Viceroy of Sichuan
In office
March 1908  April 1911
Preceded byChen Kuilong
Succeeded byZhao Erfeng
In office
March 1907  August 1907
Preceded byXiliang
Succeeded byZhao Erfeng
Viceroy of Huguang
In office
August 1907  March 1908
Preceded byZhang Zhidong
Succeeded byChen Kuilong
Minister of Revenue
In office
14 August 1904  7 May 1905
Serving with Rongqing
Preceded byLu Chuanlin
Succeeded byZhang Baixi
Governor of Hunan
In office
January 1903  May 1904
Preceded byYu Liansan
Succeeded byLu Yuanding
Personal details
Born(1844-05-23)23 May 1844
Died3 September 1927(1927-09-03) (aged 83)
Beijing, Republic of China
RelationsZhao Erfeng (brother)
Educationjinshi degree in the 1874 imperial examination
Zhao Erxun
Traditional Chinese趙爾巽
Simplified Chinese赵尔巽
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Ěrxùn
Wade–GilesChao Erh-hsün
Cishan
(courtesy name)
Chinese次珊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCìshān
Wubu
(pseudonym)
Traditional Chinese無補
Simplified Chinese无补
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWúbǔ

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).