German concession in Hankou
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The German concession in Hankou was a foreign-controlled enclave in the Chinese city of Hankou (now part of Wuhan), established in the late 19th century where Germany exercised extraterritorial rights and developed trade, infrastructure, and colonial-style administration.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German concession in Hankou canonical | 2 |
| German consular authorities in Hankou | 1 |
| German consulate in Hankou | 1 |
| Hankou foreign concessions | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extraterritorial enclave
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foreign concession ⓘ former German colonial possession in China ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
German concession in Hankou
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
German consular authorities in Hankou
Government of the German Reich ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial German government
|
| borderedBy |
Lower reaches of the Yangtze River
ⓘ
surface form:
Yangtze River waterfront
|
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | China’s declaration of war on Germany in World War I ⓘ |
| endTime |
1917
ⓘ
World War I period ⓘ |
| hasArchitectureStyle |
European-style buildings
ⓘ
German colonial architecture ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
import-export trade
ⓘ
shipping and logistics ⓘ tea trade ⓘ textile trade ⓘ |
| hasExtraterritorialRights | Germany ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
customs facilities
ⓘ
drainage system ⓘ electric lighting ⓘ modern docks ⓘ paved streets ⓘ railway links ⓘ telegraph connections ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
German churches
ⓘ
German concession in Hankou self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
German consulate in Hankou
German schools ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
German nationals in Hankou
ⓘ
certain civil and commercial matters within the concession ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
Chinese
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| hasPopulation |
Chinese residents
ⓘ
German residents ⓘ other foreign residents ⓘ |
| hasUse |
site for German banks
ⓘ
site for German trading firms ⓘ site for shipping companies ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
example of foreign spheres of influence in China
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part of late Qing dynasty treaty port system ⓘ |
| legalBasis | unequal treaties between China and Germany ⓘ |
| legalStatus | leased territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Hankou ⓘ Hubei Province ⓘ Wuhan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yangtze River ⓘ |
| partOf |
German colonial empire
ⓘ
foreign concessions in Hankou ⓘ |
| policingBy | German-controlled police force ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
river port development
ⓘ
trading enclave ⓘ |
| startTime |
1895
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| successor | Chinese government administration of former concession area ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hankou foreign concessions
German concession in Hankou
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administeredBy
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German concession in Hankou
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
German consular authorities in Hankou
German concession in Hankou
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hasInstitution
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German concession in Hankou
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
German consulate in Hankou