British concession in Canton
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The British concession in Canton was a foreign-controlled enclave in Guangzhou, China, established in the 19th century as part of the treaty port system that facilitated British trade and extraterritorial rights.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extraterritorial enclave
ⓘ
foreign concession ⓘ treaty port concession ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British informal empire in China
ⓘ
surface form:
British Empire in China
Opium Wars legacy ⓘ Western imperialism in China ⓘ |
| controllingPower | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicRole |
node in British China trade network
ⓘ
regional trading hub ⓘ |
| establishedAsResultOf |
treaty port arrangements
ⓘ
unequal treaties ⓘ |
| governedBy | British consular authorities ⓘ |
| hasExtraterritorialRights | British subjects ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Qing dynasty opening of treaty ports ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Cantonese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | extraterritorial zone under British jurisdiction ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton
ⓘ
China ⓘ Guangdong NERFINISHED ⓘ Guangzhou ⓘ Qing dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Qing Empire
|
| partOf |
foreign concessions in China
ⓘ
treaty port system in China ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
facilitation of British trade
ⓘ
residential area for British merchants ⓘ site of British consular authority ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Shanghai International Settlement
ⓘ
surface form:
British concession in Shanghai
British concession in Tianjin ⓘ Guangzhou as a treaty port ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
research on extraterritoriality in China
ⓘ
studies of foreign concessions in China ⓘ |
| usedFor |
diplomatic representation
ⓘ
import and export trade ⓘ warehousing of goods ⓘ |
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