Events from the year 1850 in China.
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 GuangxiAutumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War 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)
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