Wei Guangtao

Wei Guangtao (November 27, 1837 – March 15, 1916), courtesy name Wuzhuang was a Chinese politician who was the Governor of Xinjiang, Viceroy of Yun-Gui, Viceroy of Shaan-Gan, Viceroy of Liangjiang, and Viceroy of Min-Zhe. He was also notable for his military service during the First Sino-Japanese War and Dungan Revolt.

Biography Wentong worked in the Jiangxi military camp to choose from Jiupin in 1859. In 1860, Guangtao was sent to Cheng County regardless of double single month selection with employment under Lan Ling. Guangtao would then begin to be assigned to be viceroy of several viceroys across China as starting from 1889-1892 he was chief ambassador of Xinjiang, then to Viceroy of Jiangxi in 1896, Viceroy of Yun-Gui from 1900 to 1902, Governor of Shaanxi from 1900, Viceroy of Liangjiang from December 5, 1902 – September 4, 1904 and finally as Viceroy of Min-Zhe from 1904 to 1905.

During the First Sino-Japanese War, Wei Guangtao, then the Xinjiang feudal commander, led the Wuwei Army's 6th Battalion with 3,300 people in the Battle of Niuzhuang. With the aid of Li Guangjiu, the Japanese army was outnumbered for a whole day and night, and the remaining troops broke through.

Family His grandson Wei Rongje was a Chinese scientist, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor at Nanjing University.