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[[File:Lin-zexu.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Statue of Commissioner Lin in New York Chinatown, labeled "Pioneer in the War Against Drugs."]]
 
*''Born: [[1785]]''
 
*''Born: [[1785]]''
 
*''Died: [[1850]]''
 
*''Died: [[1850]]''
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Blamed for his role in sparking the conflict, Lin was appointed Governor-General of Ili, in [[Xinjiang province]], effectively an exile to China's remotest region. He was, however, permitted to return to [[Beijing]] prior to his death.
 
Blamed for his role in sparking the conflict, Lin was appointed Governor-General of Ili, in [[Xinjiang province]], effectively an exile to China's remotest region. He was, however, permitted to return to [[Beijing]] prior to his death.
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==References==
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*Kate Lingley, ''The Reformer's Brush: Modernity and Traditional Media in China'', University of Hawaii Art Gallery (2011), 39.
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
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[[Category:Other Historical Figures]]
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