Qishan (琦善, Manchu: "Cišan", 1790-1854) Manchu statesman during the Qing dynasty. Qishan came from the Borjigit clan and belonged to the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner in the Eight Banners. In 1808, he joined the Board of Punishment as an assistant department director and he subsequently held a number of important positions in the Qing government. Following Lin Zexu's failure to push back the British in the First Opium War, … Wikipedia
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