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Yikuang, the Prince Qing (Simplified Chinese: ???????????????, Wade-Giles:Prince Ch'ing, February 1836 - January 1918) was a Manchu noble of the late Qing Dynasty. He was born into the Aisin-Gioro clan, and was the grandson of the First Prince Qing Yonglin, the 17th son of the Qianlong Emperor. He was sent by the Empress Dowager Cixi, along with veteran diplomat Li Hongzhang to reach an agreement with several Western world|Western powers and the Empire of Japan after their invasion of China in 1901. In August, Yikuang and Li Hongzhang signed the Treaty of 1901. He later led the "Imperial Family Cabinet" as Prime Minister under the regency of Zaifeng, Prince Chun. Yikuang and his son, Zaizhen, were both notorious for their rampant corruption. He held the post of Prime Minister in 1908, and led the Imperial Cabinet in 1911. start box succession box | before = none | title = List of Premiers of China|Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet| years = 1908–1911 | after = Yuan Shikai end box Category:Chinese nobility|Qing, Prince Category:Qing Dynasty|Qing, Prince Category:1836 births|Qing, Prince Category:1918 deaths|Qing, Prince Category:Qing Prime Ministers|Qing, Prince Yikuang This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Prince Qing".
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