Zongli Yamen
| Zongli Yamen | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 總理衙門 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 总理衙门 | ||||||||
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| Office for the General Management of Affairs Concerning the Various Countries | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 總理各國事務衙門 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 总理各国事务衙门 | ||||||||
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The Zongli Yamen (Chinese: 總理衙門), short for Office for the General Management of Affairs Concerning the Various Countries (總理各國事務衙門), also known as Prime Minister's Office, Office of General Management, was the government body in charge of foreign policy in imperial China during the late Qing dynasty. It was established by Prince Gong on 11 March 1861 after the Convention of Beijing. It was abolished by the Qing government in 1901 and replaced with a Foreign Office of ministry rank.