Jardine, Matheson & Co.

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Jardine, Matheson & Co. is a historic British trading conglomerate founded in the 19th century that became one of the leading commercial and shipping firms in East Asia, particularly in China and Hong Kong.

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instanceOf trading company
alsoKnownAs Jardine Matheson NERFINISHED
areaServed China NERFINISHED
East Asia NERFINISHED
Hong Kong NERFINISHED
associatedWith British imperial trade in East Asia
First Opium War NERFINISHED
businessModel agency house
businessStructure partnership (in the 19th century)
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
employed Chinese compradors
foreign merchants in China
founders James Matheson NERFINISHED
William Jardine NERFINISHED
foundingDate 1832
hasEthicalControversy involvement in the opium trade
hasMajorBusinessInterest banking GENERATED
insurance GENERATED
real estate GENERATED
shipping GENERATED
trading in commodities GENERATED
headquartersLocation Hong Kong NERFINISHED
historicalActivity cotton trade
opium trade in China
shipping services
tea trade
historicalHeadquarters The Praya, Victoria, Hong Kong NERFINISHED
historicalRole leading member of the British merchant community in Hong Kong
inceptionPlace Canton NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
industry merchant banking
property
shipping
trading
influenced commercial development of Hong Kong
patterns of British trade in East Asia
notableFor being one of the leading British trading houses in 19th-century China
major role in the development of Hong Kong as a commercial center
operatedDuring British colonial period in Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Qing dynasty period in China NERFINISHED
successor Jardine Matheson Holdings NERFINISHED
tradedWith British India NERFINISHED
Chinese treaty ports
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
usedLanguage Cantonese
English

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Chinese transport Kowshing operator Jardine, Matheson & Co.
China Merchants Steam Navigation Company competedWith Jardine, Matheson & Co.
this entity surface form: Jardine Matheson
Jardine House namedAfter Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group parentOrganization Jardine, Matheson & Co.
this entity surface form: Jardine Matheson Group