Qi Junzao Explained

Qi Junzao
Office:Chief Grand Councillor
Term Start:1852
Term End:1853
Predecessor:Saišangga
Successor:Yixin
Term Start1:1850
Term End1:1851
Predecessor1:Mujangga
Successor1:Saišangga
Office2:Grand Councillor
Term Start2:1841
Term End2:1854
Office3:Grand Secretary of the Tiren Library
Term Start3:1850
Term End3:1854
Office4:Assistant Grand Secretary
Term Start4:1849
Term End4:1850
Office5:Minister of Revenue
Term Start5:May 2, 1841
Term End5:July 11, 1850
Alongside5:Jingzheng (until 1845), Saišangga (since 1845)
Predecessor5:Zhuo Bingtian
Successor5:Sun Ruizhen
Office6:Minister of War
Term Start6:March 9, 1840
Term End6:May 2, 1841
Alongside6:Yucheng
Predecessor6:Zhuo Bingtian
Successor6:Xu Naipu
Birth Date:July 11, 1793
Birth Place:Shouyang County, Shanxi, Qing Empire
Death Place:Beijing
Nationality:Qing Empire
Occupation:politician, calligrapher
Father:Qi Yunshi

Qi Junzao (; July 11, 1793 – October 22, 1866) was a Chinese politician and calligrapher. Considered one of the "four great calligraphers" of the 1800s in China, he was also a prominent poet. He later became leader of the Grand Council of the Qing dynasty's imperial court.

Qi Juanzao was Han Chinese and had special influence in the Daoguang and Xianfeng eras. He was an exponent of the Song school of Chinese poetry.

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