Theprovincial military commander (Chinese:提督;pinyin:tídū) was the highest military official in theChinese provinces of theGreen Standards (綠營lǜyíng) inQing dynasty (1644–1911).[1] There was usually one in each province, but sometimes there were two in a province which one in charge of the army and another on in charge of the navy (likeFujian).[1] Under the jurisdiction of theprovincial governor (巡撫xúnfǔ) and sometimes agovernor-general (總督), he was in charge of the Chinese military forces known as theGreen Standards (綠營lǜyíng), but had no control over theEight Banners.[1] The provincial military commander is also known asprovincial commander-in-chief andgeneral-in-chief.[1]
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