British concession in Amoy
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British concession in Amoy canonical | 1 |
| British concession in Kulangsu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T609430 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British concession in Amoy Context triple: [Asia (colonial possessions), includes, British concession in Amoy]
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A.
British concession in Hankow
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.
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B.
Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking was the 1842 agreement that ended the First Opium War between Britain and China, forcing the Qing dynasty to cede Hong Kong Island and grant significant trade and legal concessions to the British.
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C.
Pangkor Treaty of 1874
The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was an agreement between the British and Malay rulers that marked the beginning of formal British political control in the Malay Peninsula by establishing a British Resident in Perak.
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D.
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
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E.
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British concession in Amoy Target entity description: 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.
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A.
British concession in Hankow
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.
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B.
Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking was the 1842 agreement that ended the First Opium War between Britain and China, forcing the Qing dynasty to cede Hong Kong Island and grant significant trade and legal concessions to the British.
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C.
Pangkor Treaty of 1874
The Pangkor Treaty of 1874 was an agreement between the British and Malay rulers that marked the beginning of formal British political control in the Malay Peninsula by establishing a British Resident in Perak.
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D.
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
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E.
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| establishedAfter |
Anglo-Chinese War
ⓘ
surface form:
First Opium War
|
| establishedByTreaty | Treaty of Nanking ⓘ |
| governedBy | British consular authorities ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
foreign-controlled
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semi-colonial ⓘ waterfront location ⓘ |
| hasExtraterritorialRightsFor | British subjects ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | British nationals in Amoy ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | extraterritoriality ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | defunct concession ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Republican era of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican era in China
Qing dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
late Qing dynasty
|
| languageUsed |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Xiamen
ⓘ
surface form:
Amoy
China ⓘ Fujian ⓘ Xiamen ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear |
Port of Xiamen
ⓘ
surface form:
Xiamen harbor
|
| locatedOn | coast of Fujian ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
foreign trade
ⓘ
import-export commerce ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yangtze River treaty port system
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Hankow ⓘ
surface form:
British concession in Hankou
British concession in Shanghai ⓘ British concession in Tianjin ⓘ |
| startTime |
1840s
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
commercial settlement
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residential area for foreigners ⓘ trading enclave ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: British concession in Amoy Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British concession in Kulangsu