Ye Mingchen Politician

Ye Mingchen (1807–1859), also romanized as Yeh Ming-ch'en, was a high-ranking Chinese official during the Qing dynasty, known for his resistance to British influence in Canton (now known as Guangzhou) in the aftermath of the First Opium War and his role in the beginning of the Second Opium War.

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Ye Mingchen
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1807
Birth place
Hubei , Hanyang District
Date of deathApril 09, 1859

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successor
Huang Zonghan

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