Amban
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Amban is a noun meaning (now historical) A Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty, especially the ranking official or provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule.
Meaning
(now historical) A Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty, especially the ranking official or provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule.
Example Sentences
Although he was received there by a guard of honour of sorts, Elias found the amban, or senior Chinese official, openly hostile.
In 1846 Messrs. Huc and Gabet, two French Lazarist Fathers, visited Lhasa from the north, and stayed two and a half months, when they were expelled through the influence of the Chinese Amban.
Regarding the scene before him with the calmness of a stoic, sits the grey-bearded old Ambân in his chair of state, quietly smoking a long pipe, while beside him kneel his weeping daughters, all conscious of their coming fate.
Word Forms
- ambans
- ambasa
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zongdu, tsungtuh, province, tsungtu, yamen, junwang.
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