1884 in China

← 1883 1882 1881 1880 1879 1884 in China → 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
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Events in the year 1884 in China.

Incumbents

• Guangxu Emperor (10th year)
  • Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi

Viceroys

• Viceroy of Zhili — Li Hongzhang
• Viceroy of Min-Zhe — He Jing then Yang Changjun
• Viceroy of Huguang — Bian Baodi
• Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Tan Zhonglin
• Viceroy of Liangguang — Zhang Shusheng then Zhang Zhidong
• Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Cen Yuying
• Viceroy of Sichuan — Ding Baozhen
• Viceroy of Liangjiang — Zuo Zongtang then Yulu then Zeng Guoquan

Events

• Sino-French War
  • March 6–24 - Bắc Ninh Campaign
  • May 11 - Tientsin Accord
  • June 23–24 - Bắc Lệ ambush
  • August 23–26 - Battle of Fuzhou
  • October 2–15 - Kep Campaign
  • November 19 - Battle of Yu Oc
• Xinjiang province (Sinkang) established

Births

• February 20 - Yang Sen (1884-1977)
• Fang Junying (1884-1923), Revolutionary Tongmenghui member
• Zhu Weiju (1884–1951), modern physician^[1]

Deaths

• Zhang Shusheng

References