Kiautschou Bay concession
E236954
The Kiautschou Bay concession was a German colonial leasehold in China centered on the port of Qingdao, serving as a strategic naval base and commercial hub for the German Empire from 1898 to 1914.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiautschou Bay concession canonical | 2 |
| German Kiautschou Bay concession | 1 |
| Pachtgebiet Kiautschou | 1 |
| Sino-German treaty of 1898 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2144663 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Kiautschou Bay concession Context triple: [Imperial German Navy, overseasBase, Kiautschou Bay concession]
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A.
British concession in Amoy
The British concession in Amoy was a 19th- and early 20th-century foreign-controlled enclave in the Chinese port city of Xiamen, established after the Opium Wars as part of Britain’s treaty port system.
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B.
British concession in Canton
The British concession in Canton was a foreign-controlled enclave in Guangzhou, China, established in the 19th century as part of the treaty port system that facilitated British trade and extraterritorial rights.
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C.
Treaty of Tientsin
The Treaty of Tientsin was an 1858 agreement that forced Qing China to grant Western powers expanded trade rights, legal privileges, and the opening of additional ports, significantly increasing foreign influence in China.
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D.
Convention of Peking
The Convention of Peking was an 1860 series of unequal treaties between Qing China and Western powers that concluded the Second Opium War and ceded territory and major concessions to Britain, France, and Russia.
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E.
British concession in Hankow
The British concession in Hankow was a foreign-controlled enclave in Wuhan, China, established in the late 19th century that served as a major hub for British trade and influence along the Yangtze River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kiautschou Bay concession Target entity description: The Kiautschou Bay concession was a German colonial leasehold in China centered on the port of Qingdao, serving as a strategic naval base and commercial hub for the German Empire from 1898 to 1914.
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A.
British concession in Amoy
The British concession in Amoy was a 19th- and early 20th-century foreign-controlled enclave in the Chinese port city of Xiamen, established after the Opium Wars as part of Britain’s treaty port system.
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B.
British concession in Canton
The British concession in Canton was a foreign-controlled enclave in Guangzhou, China, established in the 19th century as part of the treaty port system that facilitated British trade and extraterritorial rights.
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C.
Treaty of Tientsin
The Treaty of Tientsin was an 1858 agreement that forced Qing China to grant Western powers expanded trade rights, legal privileges, and the opening of additional ports, significantly increasing foreign influence in China.
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D.
Convention of Peking
The Convention of Peking was an 1860 series of unequal treaties between Qing China and Western powers that concluded the Second Opium War and ceded territory and major concessions to Britain, France, and Russia.
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E.
British concession in Hankow
The British concession in Hankow was a foreign-controlled enclave in Wuhan, China, established in the late 19th century that served as a major hub for British trade and influence along the Yangtze River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German colonial territory
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colonial concession ⓘ foreign leasehold in China ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Tsingtau ⓘ |
| area | about 552 square kilometres ⓘ |
| capital | Qingdao ⓘ |
| coastline | Kiautschou Bay ⓘ |
| colonialAdministrationSeat | Tsingtau ⓘ |
| colonialPower | German Empire ⓘ |
| conflict |
Siege of Tsingtao
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Tsingtau (1914)
World War I ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | German mark ⓘ |
| endEvent | Japanese occupation of Qingdao in World War I ⓘ |
| endTime | 1914 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Siege of Tsingtao
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surface form:
Japanese occupation of Qingdao
Territory of Qingdao under Republic of China (nominal) ⓘ |
| garrison | East Asia Squadron ⓘ |
| harbour |
Port of Qingdao
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surface form:
Qingdao port
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| hasUse |
coaling station
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commercial port ⓘ naval base ⓘ |
| introducedInfrastructure |
modern port facilities in Qingdao
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railway connection to Jinan ⓘ urban planning in Qingdao ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Chinese
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German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | leased territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Kiautschou Bay ⓘ Qingdao ⓘ Shandong Peninsula ⓘ |
| militaryBranchPresent | Imperial German Navy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kiautschou Bay ⓘ |
| officialName |
Kiautschou Bay concession
self-link
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Kiautschou Bay concession self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pachtgebiet Kiautschou
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| partOf | German colonial empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Qing dynasty control of Qingdao area ⓘ |
| shortName |
Kiautschou Bay
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surface form:
Kiautschou
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| significantEvent |
German naval base established at Tsingtau
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Siege of Tsingtao ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Tsingtau
lease treaty signed 6 March 1898 ⓘ |
| startEvent |
Kiautschou Bay concession
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sino-German treaty of 1898
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| startTime | 1898 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
base for German naval operations in East Asia
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commercial gateway to northern China ⓘ |
| timeInForce | 99-year lease (nominal) ⓘ |
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Subject: Kiautschou Bay concession Description of subject: The Kiautschou Bay concession was a German colonial leasehold in China centered on the port of Qingdao, serving as a strategic naval base and commercial hub for the German Empire from 1898 to 1914.
Referenced by (5)
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