About Deng Tingzhen
Lived 1776 – 1846 (aged 69–70). Deng Tingzhen was a Chinese politician and calligrapher.
Deng Tingzhen (; 1776–1846) was a Chinese politician who served as the governor-general of Liangguang (Guangdong and Guangxi) from early 1836 until early 1840.
Deng notably co-wrote the 1839 Letter to Queen Victoria with Lin Zexu, which sparked the beginning of the First Opium War.
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Who was Deng Tingzhen?
Chinese politician (1776-1846)
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Deng Tingzhen was born in 1776.
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Deng Tingzhen died in 1846.
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Deng Tingzhen was a politician and calligrapher.
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Deng Tingzhen was Chinese.
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