1850 in China

Events from the year 1850 in China.

Incumbents

 * Daoguang Emperor (30th year)
 * Xianfeng Emperor (1st year)

Viceroys

 * Viceroy of Zhili — Nergingge
 * Viceroy of Min-Zhe
 * Liu Yunke
 * Yutai
 * Viceroy of Huguang
 * Yutai
 * Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Qishan
 * Viceroy of Liangguang — Xu Guangjin
 * Viceroy of Yun-Gui
 * Cheng Yucai
 * Wu Wenrong
 * Viceroy of Sichuan — Xu Zechun

Events

 * 9 March - Xianfeng Emperor succeed Daoguang Emperor as Emperor of the Qing dynasty
 * Taiping Rebellion
 * December 1850 - Hong Xiuquan defeats Qing forces sent to quell an uprising in Guangxi
 * Admiral Amaral's head returned, after his assassination in 1849, by Edict of Viceroy

Ongoing

 * Shen-kuang-szu Incident (1850–51)

Births

 * Qu Hongji, was a politician of the Chinese Qing Dynasty who served in several ministerial positions (d. 1918)
 * Tso Ping Lung, 1st officially appointment Chinese consul of Singapore (d. 1924)

Deaths

 * February 25 – Daoguang Emperor, 7th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b.1782)
 * November 22 – Lin Zexu, political philosopher and politician (b.1785)