The Actual Expression of Administrative Relationship between the Yili General and the Urumqi Commander-in-chief in the Qing Dynasty's Xinjiang
Under the jurisdiction of the military Xinjiang government of Qing Dynasty the Yili General and the Urumqi Commander-in-chief both enjoyed actu-al administrative power.The Yili General was royally empowered with trials on the Urumqi Commander-in-chief and cases under his rule,achieving the effect of judicial supervision beyond the conventional judicial proce-dures;he was also responsible for reporting to the monarch on the Urumqi Commander-in-chief's officialdom in terms of presence and absence so as to ensure the proper operation of the said position.The Yili General placed under his command the garrison Eight Banners and the Green Bar-racks that the Urumqi Commander-in-chief was entitled to,rendered a factual assessment of their officialdom and performance.In the process of in-ternalization under the royal government Urumqi gradually alienated itself from theYili General's jurisdiction,and its political status was increased.With the establishment of Xinjiang province-hood,the relationship be-tween the Yili General and the Urumqi Commander-in-chief was trans-formed to that between the Yili General and the Xinjiang Governor.The lat-ter was responsible for administering the affairs throughout Xinjiang while the former the affairs of Yili and Tacheng with military,administrative and judicial power;the Yili and Tacheng Prefecture was jointly governed by the Yili General and the Xinjiang Governor.
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