Eki-kei

Japanese: 奕経 - えきけい
Eki-kei

…After taking Dinghai in September and Zhenhai in October, they occupied Ningbo. Emperor Daoguang ordered the defense of Zhejiang under the command of University Coordinator Yijing (1791-1853), the Minister Wenwei, and the Mongolian Vice-President Special Yishun, but the counterattack in March 1842 failed, and the British army went on to capture Cixi. Thus, following the Guangzhou campaign led by Yishan, Yijing's campaign in Zhejiang was also defeated despite the large number of troops he had gathered. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Yi Jing" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…9月定海,10月鎮海を陥落させた後,寧波(ニンポー)を占領した。道光帝は,協辦大学士奕経(1791‐1853),侍郎文蔚,蒙古副都統特依順らに浙江防衛を命じたが,1842年3月の反攻は失敗し,イギリス軍はさらに慈渓を攻め落とした。かくして,奕山が指揮した先の広州戦役に続き,奕経による浙江戦役も大部隊を集めながら敗北した。…

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