Study On The Powers Of The Jilin General In Qing Dynasty

Jilin General was one of the three Generals in northeast area,which had jurisdiction over Heilongjiang valley,Songhua River valley,the Wusuli River valley and Sakhalin Island,Nerchinsk,etc.Its jurisdiction was the Qing government`s origin and was located in boundary zone,its northwest is adjacent to Russia and the southeast is adjacent to North Korea with the Tumen River as a boundary.At the meanwhile,Minren swarm into this jurisdiction constantly,Jilin general had possessed some special power accordingly,not only when dealing with local internal affairs,but also dealing with boundary transaction related to Russia and North Korea.This article conducts survey on authority of Jilin General based on five aspects.The first chapter introduces his jurisdiction,basic information about the setup of Jilin General Yamen,the banner and civil administrative system,which lays a system foundation for opinions in the following essay.The second chapter deals with the military power of Jilin General,which is one of the most important powers of Jilin General as the garrison general.The third chapter conducts a survey on management of Jilin General for Qiren and Minren on judicature,taxation,education,etc.Besides it discusses the development of special powers of Jilin General on these three aspects,and it's different from other garrison Generals.The forth chapter mainly talks about Jilin General power on management of border people and negotiations about foreign affairs.And this chapter will unfold value of Jilin General upon maintaining border's stability.The fifth chapter discusses sidelined management of Jilin General on Dasheng affairs and sacrificial worship towards Changbai mountains.His authority on these two aspects composes important parts in special power of Jilin General.Administration of Jilin General for Qimin and Minren lays a foundation for Jilin's reform in the late Qing Dynasty.While his military power and foreign affairs power play a positive role in maintaining Qing's rule and border's peace.