British Legation in Peking

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The British Legation in Peking was the United Kingdom’s principal diplomatic mission in imperial and early republican China, overseeing British political and consular affairs in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic mission
legation
associatedWith British Far East
surface form: British Empire in East Asia

foreign legation quarter in Peking
unequal treaties in China
country United Kingdom
diplomaticRank legation
diplomaticRelation Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing Empire

Republic of China
diplomaticStatus legation-level mission prior to embassy-level representation
era early Republican China
imperial China
function oversight of British consular affairs in China
oversight of British political affairs in China
principal diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in China
governedBy British minister to China
historicalSignificance central institution of British diplomacy in China before embassy status
languageOfDiplomacy English
locatedIn China
location Beijing
Beijing
surface form: Peking
oversaw British consulates in treaty ports in China
predecessor earlier British consular posts in China
regionServed Imperial China
surface form: Chinese Empire

Republic of China
surface form: Republic of China (early period)
representedInterestOf UK government
surface form: British government

British nationals in China
responsibleFor coordination of British consular network in China
political reporting on China for the British government
protection of British treaty rights in China
securityRole protection of British diplomatic staff in China
servedAs British representation to early Republican China
British representation to the Qing Empire
subjectArea diplomatic history of China
diplomatic history of the United Kingdom
international relations between the United Kingdom and China
subordinateTo Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
typeOfBuilding diplomatic compound
usedBy UK Diplomatic Service
surface form: British diplomatic service

Foreign and Commonwealth Office
surface form: Foreign Office of the United Kingdom

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British concession in Hankow administeredBy British Legation in Peking
Lord Macartney diplomaticMission British Legation in Peking
this entity surface form: British mission to the Qing court at Beijing