nowadays Jilin, Heilongjiang and central and eastern part of Liaoning).
The office of the Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces previously existed as the "General of Liaodong" (遼東將軍), which was created in 1662 during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor.
He also gained honorary titles as a Viceroy, Secretary of Defence, and Right Censor-in-Chief of the Detection Branch.
The Viceroy also received an additional honorary title as an Imperial Commissioner.
From 1910 to 1911, the Viceroy concurrently held the appointment of Provincial Governor of Fengtian.