Bocca Tigris
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Bocca Tigris is the historical European name for Humen, a strategically important strait and town at the mouth of the Pearl River in Guangdong, China, known for its role in the Opium Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bocca Tigris canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical place
ⓘ
strait ⓘ town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British gunboat diplomacy
ⓘ
Lin Zexu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
History of Guangdong
ⓘ
Opium Wars locations ⓘ Straits of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Opium War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Opium War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledAccessTo |
Canton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guangzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| defensiveFunction | protection of Guangzhou from seaborne attack ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
Humen Forts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigress Gate forts ⓘ |
| historicalNameFor | Humen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | gateway to the Canton System trade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal fortifications
ⓘ
naval battles ⓘ role in the First Opium War ⓘ role in the Second Opium War ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guangdong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humen NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pearl River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthOf | Pearl River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Mouth of the Tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Guangzhou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hong Kong waters ⓘ |
| partOf | maritime route to Canton ⓘ |
| presentDayAdministrativeUnit |
Dongguan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humen Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayName | Humen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayProvince | Guangdong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Pearl River navigation
ⓘ
control of access to Guangzhou ⓘ |
| tradeRoute | China–Europe maritime trade route ⓘ |
| usedBy |
European sailors
ⓘ
European traders ⓘ |
| waterwayType | estuarine strait ⓘ |
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