British concession in Tianjin
E371405
The British concession in Tianjin was a foreign-controlled enclave established by the United Kingdom in the late 19th century that served as a key hub of British political, commercial, and cultural influence in northern China until the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British concession in Tianjin canonical | 4 |
| British municipal council of Tianjin concession | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3604156 — 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: British concession in Tianjin Context triple: [Shanghai International Settlement (British participation), relatedTo, British concession in Tianjin]
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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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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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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.
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Kiautschou Bay concession
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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British concession in Tianjin Target entity description: The British concession in Tianjin was a foreign-controlled enclave established by the United Kingdom in the late 19th century that served as a key hub of British political, commercial, and cultural influence in northern China until the mid-20th century.
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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.
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.
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D.
Kiautschou Bay concession
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extraterritorial enclave
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foreign concession ⓘ former British overseas possession ⓘ |
| capital | Tianjin ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime |
1943
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1945 ⓘ |
| establishedAsResultOf |
Treaty of Tientsin
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unequal treaties in China ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasArchitectureStyle |
European-style buildings
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Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody |
British concession in Tianjin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
British municipal council of Tianjin concession
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| hasGovernmentType | municipal council ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
modern roads
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railway connections to Beijing and Manchuria ⓘ telegraph lines ⓘ warehouses and godowns ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | extraterritoriality ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem | British law for British subjects ⓘ |
| hasPort | Tianjin port facilities ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction |
commercial hub
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cultural enclave ⓘ political base ⓘ |
| hasResidentCommunity |
British merchants
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Chinese workers ⓘ foreign expatriates ⓘ missionaries ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | area with preserved colonial-era architecture in Tianjin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Tianjin ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | late 19th century to mid-20th century ⓘ |
| nowPartOf |
Heping District, Tianjin
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Hexi District, Tianjin ⓘ |
| occupationStartTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| occupiedBy | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
British informal empire in China
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foreign concessions in Tianjin ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Boxer Rebellion
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Boxer Rebellion ⓘ
surface form:
Eight-Nation Alliance occupation of Tianjin
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| significantFor |
British diplomatic presence in North China
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British trade in northern China ⓘ banking and finance ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ shipping and logistics ⓘ |
| sovereigntyTransferredTo | Republic of China ⓘ |
| sovereigntyTransferTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1860 ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
Pound sterling
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surface form:
British pound sterling
Chinese silver dollar ⓘ Tientsin tael ⓘ |
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Subject: British concession in Tianjin Description of subject: The British concession in Tianjin was a foreign-controlled enclave established by the United Kingdom in the late 19th century that served as a key hub of British political, commercial, and cultural influence in northern China until the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (5)
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