1850 in China

Events from the year 1850 in China.

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Decades:	1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
See also:	Other events of 1850 History of China  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Daoguang Emperor (30th year)
• Xianfeng Emperor (1st year)

Viceroys

• Viceroy of Zhili — Nergingge
• Viceroy of Min-Zhe
  • Liu Yunke
  • Yutai
• Viceroy of Huguang
  • Yutai
• Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Qishan
• Viceroy of Liangguang — Xu Guangjin
• Viceroy of Yun-Gui
  • Cheng Yucai
  • Wu Wenrong
• Viceroy of Sichuan — Xu Zechun

Events

• 9 March - Xianfeng Emperor succeed Daoguang Emperor as Emperor of the Qing dynasty
• Taiping Rebellion
  • December 1850 - Hong Xiuquan defeats Qing forces sent to quell an uprising in Guangxi
• Admiral Amaral's head returned, after his assassination in 1849, by Edict of Viceroy

Ongoing

• Shen-kuang-szu Incident (1850–51)

Births

• Qu Hongji, was a politician of the Chinese Qing Dynasty who served in several ministerial positions (d. 1918)
• Tso Ping Lung, 1st officially appointment Chinese consul of Singapore (d. 1924)

Deaths

• February 25 – Daoguang Emperor, 7th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b.1782)
• November 22 – Lin Zexu, political philosopher and politician (b.1785)