British concession in Hankow
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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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British overseas settlement
→
extraterritorial enclave → foreign concession → |
| adjacentTo |
French concession in Hankou
→
German concession in Hankou → Russian concession in Hankou → |
| administeredBy |
British Legation in Peking
→
British consul in Hankow → |
| country |
United Kingdom
→
|
| dissolvedBy |
Nationalist Government of China
→
Northern Expedition → |
| endTime |
1927
→
late 1920s → |
| establishedAsResultOf |
Convention of Peking
→
Treaty of Tianjin → unequal treaties → |
| hadInfrastructure |
banks
→
customs facilities → foreign firms’ offices → godowns (warehouses) → wharves → |
| hadLegalStatus |
extraterritoriality
→
leased territory → |
| hadPopulation |
British merchants
→
Chinese workers → other foreign residents → |
| historicalEra |
Republic of China period
→
late Qing dynasty → |
| knownFor |
British commercial influence in central China
→
role in Yangtze River trade → symbol of foreign imperialism in China → |
| locatedOn |
Jianghan Road riverside area
→
Yangtze River → |
| location |
China
→
Hankou → Hubei NERFINISHED → Wuhan → |
| partOf |
British informal empire in China
→
Yangtze River treaty port system → foreign concessions in Hankou → |
| primaryFunction |
commercial enclave
→
river shipping center → trading hub → |
| startTime |
1860s
→
1861 → |
| todayPartOf |
Jiang’an District, Wuhan
→
|
| usedFor |
export of Chinese agricultural products
→
export of Chinese tea → export of Chinese textiles → import of British manufactured goods → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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British concession in Hankow
("French concession in Hankou")
→
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adjacentTo |
|
British concession in Hankow
("British consul in Hankow")
→
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administeredBy |
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Asia (colonial possessions)
→
|
includes |
|
British concession in Amoy
("British concession in Hankou")
→
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relatedTo |