British concession in Amoy

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extraterritorial enclave foreign concession treaty port concession

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.

Aliases (1)

British concession in Kulangsu ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extraterritorial enclave → foreign concession → treaty port concession →
associatedWith	British consular presence → foreign merchant houses → missionary activity →
causeOf	growth of foreign trade in Xiamen →
controllingPower	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
country	United Kingdom →
endTime	early 20th century →
establishedAfter	First Opium War →
establishedByTreaty	Treaty of Nanking →
governedBy	British consular authorities →
hasCharacteristic	foreign-controlled → semi-colonial → waterfront location →
hasExtraterritorialRightsFor	British subjects →
hasJurisdictionOver	British nationals in Amoy →
hasLegalStatus	extraterritoriality →
heritageStatus	defunct concession →
historicalPeriod	Republican era in China → late Qing dynasty →
languageUsed	Chinese → English →
locatedIn	Amoy → China → Fujian → Xiamen →
locatedInOrNear	Xiamen harbor →
locatedOn	coast of Fujian →
mainEconomicActivity	foreign trade → import-export commerce → shipping →
partOf	British treaty port system → history of Sino-British relations → history of Xiamen → network of British concessions in China → treaty ports in China →
portOpenedAsTreatyPortBy	Treaty of Nanking →
relatedTo	British concession in Guangzhou → British concession in Hankou → British concession in Shanghai → British concession in Tianjin →
startTime	1840s → 19th century →
usedAs	commercial settlement → residential area for foreigners → trading enclave →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Asia (colonial possessions) → Asia (colonial possessions) ("British concession in Kulangsu") →	includes