Woren

In this Manchu name, the given name is Woren. In accordance with Manchu custom, it should be used alone or with titles but not with the clan name Ucigeri.
Imperial tutor
Wesin
Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall
In office
7 May – 8 June 1871
Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Library
In office
22 October 1862 – 7 May 1871
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office
6 August – 9 October 1862
Minister of Zongli Yamen
In office
25 April – 13 July 1867[1]
Minister of Works
In office
14 February – 9 October 1862
Serving with Wang Qingyun (until 16 April), Li Han (since 16 April)
Preceded byAiren
Succeeded byWenxiang
Deputy Minister of Revenue of Mukden
In office
23 December 1857 – 3 November 1861
Preceded byFuniyagangga
Succeeded byHerun
Deputy Minister of Rites of Mukden
In office
10 September 1856 – 23 December 1857
Preceded byHeseben
Succeeded byWenjun
Personal details
Born1804
Kaifeng, Henan
DiedJune 8, 1871(1871-06-08) (aged 66–67)
EducationJinshi degree in the Imperial Examination
Occupationpolitician, philosopher
Clan nameUcigeri (烏齊格里)
Courtesy nameGenfeng (艮峰)
Posthumous nameWenduan (文端)
Military service
AllegianceQing dynasty
Branch/serviceMongolian Plain Red Banner

Woren (Chinese: 倭仁; pinyin: Wōrén) or Wesin (Manchu: ᠸᡝᠰᡳᠨ, Möllendorff: wesin,[2] 1804–8 June 1871), courtesy name Genfeng (艮峰), was a Qing dynasty official from the Mongolian Ucigeri clan and the Plain Red Banner of the Eight Banners.[3]

Born in a banner garrison family in Henan. He obtained the highest degree (jinshi) in the imperial examination and was selected a shujishi of the Hanlin Academy in 1829.[3] He served as tutor of the Tongzhi Emperor.[3]

Woren was a famous opponent of the Self-Strengthening Movement. He rejected the ti-yong idea.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "倭仁（1804~1871）".
  2. ^ "(烏齊格里)倭仁".
  3. ^ a b c Draft History of Qing, vol. 391
  4. ^ Levenson, Joseph Richmond (1968). Confucian China and Its Modern Fate: A Trilogy. University of California Press. p. 69.
  5. ^ "「西學」と「新學」 中國近代における西洋文化輸入の論理について" (PDF).

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