1885 in China
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Events in the year 1885 in China.
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Incumbents
- Guangxu Emperor (11th year)
- Regent: Empress Dowager Cixi
Viceroys
- Viceroy of Zhili â Li Hongzhang
- Viceroy of Min-Zhe â Yang Changjun
- Viceroy of Huguang â Bian Baodi then Yulu
- Viceroy of Shaan-Gan â Tan Zhonglin
- Viceroy of Liangguang â Zhang Zhidong
- Viceroy of Yun-Gui â Cen Yuying
- Viceroy of Sichuan â Ding Baozhen
- Viceroy of Liangjiang â Zeng Guoquan
Events
- Sino-French War
- January 3â4 â Battle of Núi Bop
- February 3â13 â Lạng SÆ¡n Campaign
- February 14 â Battle of Shipu
- February 23 â Battle of Äá»ng ÄÄng
- March 1 â Battle of Zhenhai
- March 2 â Battle of Hòa Má»c
- March 23 â Battle of Phu Lam Tao
- March 24 â Battle of Bang Bo (Zhennan Pass)
- June 9 â Treaty of Tientsin (1885), Sino-French War ends
Births
- January 16 â Zhou Zuoren, writer and brother of Lu Xun (d. 1967)
- April 17 â Sun Chuanfang, warlord in the Zhili clique (d. 1935)
- April 27 â Ma Xulun, politician, activist and linguist (d. 1970)
- April 28 â Qi Xieyuan, warlord in the Zhili clique (d. 1946)
- May 20 â Zaixun, Manchu noble of the late Qing Dynasty (d. 1949)
- October 30 â Song Zheyuan, general (d. 1940)
- November 5 â Li Jishen, military officer and politician (d. 1959)
- November 11 â Su Zhaozheng, labour movement activist and early leader of the Chinese Communist Party (d. 1929)
- November 30 â Ma Zhanshan, general in the Northeastern army (d. 1950)
Deaths
- June 15 â Consort Qing, consort of Emperor Xianfeng (b. 1840)
- July 21 â Zaicheng, Manchu noble (b. 1858)
- September 5 â Zuo Zongtang, former Viceroy of Liangjiang, Shaan-Gan and Min-Zhe (b. 1812)[1][2]
- December 6 â Hu Xueyan, businessman (b. 1823)
Dates unknown
- Lin Hongnian, politician, writer and calligrapher (b. 1805)
- Zeng Fengnian, military figure (b. 1809)