Yishan (official)

Yishan
General of Ili
In office
1845–1854
Preceded bySaying'a
Succeeded byZhalafentai
In office
1838–1840
Preceded byTeyishunbao
Succeeded byGuanfu
General of Heilongjiang
In office
1855–1860
Preceded byYige
Succeeded byTepuqin
Personal details
Born(1790-06-13)13 June 1790
Died30 June 1878(1878-06-30) (aged 88)
Parent
  • Mianbei (father)
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Yishan
Chinese奕山
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYìshān
Wade–GilesI-shan
Jingxuan
(courtesy name)
Traditional Chinese靜軒
Simplified Chinese静轩
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJìngxuān
Wade–GilesChing-hsüan

Yishan (Manchu: I Šan; 13 June 1790 – 30 June 1878), courtesy name Jingxuan, was a Manchu lesser noble and official of the Qing dynasty. He is best known for his failure to defend Guangzhou (Canton) from British forces during the First Opium War, and for signing the treaties of Kulja and Aigun with the Russian Empire in 1851 and 1858 respectively.


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