Yilibu

Yilibu (Manchu: ᡳᠯᡳᠪᡠ Ilibu; Chinese: 伊里布; Wade–Giles: I-li-pu; 1772 – 4 March 1843[1]), also spelt Elepoo, was a Chinese official of the Qing dynasty. A Manchu of the Bordered Yellow Banner, he was Viceroy of Liangjiang from 1839 to 1840. In 1842, he assisted in negotiating the Treaty of Nanking, which ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and China.

This name uses Manchu naming customs. The given name is Ilibu, it should be used solely or with titles but not with the clan name Aisin Gioro.

Ilibu
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office 1838–1841
Viceroy of Liangjiang
In office 1840–1841
Preceded by	Deng Tingzhen
Succeeded by	Linqing (acting)
Viceroy of Yun-Gui
In office 1835–1840
Preceded by	Ruan Yuan
Succeeded by	Deng Tingzhen
Personal details
Born	1772
Died	1843 (aged 70–71)

He studied at Guozijian before working his way through the ranks of the then Imperial Government of China.

Notes

1. Boulger, Demetrius Charles (1898). The History of China. Volume 2. p. 146.

Further reading

• Fang, Chao-ying (1943). "I-li-pu". In Hummel Sr., Arthur W. (ed.). Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. 1. United States Government Printing Office. p. 386.