Huguang
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Huguang (simplified Chinese: 湖广; traditional Chinese: 湖廣; pinyin: Húguǎng) was a province of China during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.[1] It was partitioned in the late Qing Dynasty, becoming the provinces of Hubei and Hunan.
After its partition, the Qing imperial court continued to appoint a viceroy of Huguang to oversee the two provinces of Hubei and Hunan.
[edit] Notable governors
Li Hongzhang was viceroy of Huguang from 1867 to 1870[citation needed].
Zhang Zhidong became the viceroy of Huguang in 1896, following the First Sino-Japanese War. He was notable for employing foreigners to train and equip the local military to the standards of a contemporary European army. The most elite of Zhang's forces were known as the "Wuchang Division".[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Modern Day Location of Huguang" (in Chinese). http://www.cqhakka.cn/ymwh/hgtsc/200705/109.html. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
- ^ Bonavia, David. China's Warlords. New York: Oxford University Press. 1995. ISBN 0-19-586179-5 p.30-31.
