Songyun (1752–1835) was a military governor (
amban
Amban (Manchu language, Manchu and Mongolian language, Mongol: ''Amban'', Standard Tibetan, Tibetan: ་''am ben'', zh, t=昂邦, Uyghur language, Uighur:''am ben'') is a Manchu language term meaning "high official" ( zh, t=大臣, p=dàchén ...
) of the
Qing
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provinces
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of
Xinjiang
Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...
,
Guangdong
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
, and
Tibet
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from 1802 to 1809.
Works
In Xinjiang, he was responsible for the compilation of a gazetteer of the area using the services of officials exiled to the frontier area, including
Wang Tingkai,
Qi Yunshi, and
Xu Song.
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Qing dynasty writers
Chinese travel writers
19th-century Chinese military personnel
1752 births
1835 deaths
Political office-holders in Xinjiang
Political office-holders in Guangdong
Political office-holders in Tibet
Chinese people of Mongolian descent
Grand Councillors of the Qing dynasty
Grand secretaries of the Qing dynasty
Assistant grand secretaries
Viceroys of Shaan-Gan
Viceroys of Southern Rivers
Viceroys of Zhili
Viceroys of Liangjiang
Viceroys of Liangguang
Mongolian Plain Blue Bannermen
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