Treaty of Saigon (1862)
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The Treaty of Saigon (1862) was an agreement that ended the first phase of the French conquest of Vietnam, ceding parts of southern Vietnam (Cochinchina) to France and marking the start of formal French colonial rule there.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Saigon (1862) canonical | 8 |
| 1862 Treaty of Saigon | 1 |
| Treaty of Saigon | 1 |
| Treaty of Saigon 1862 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T776377 — 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.
Target entity: Treaty of Saigon (1862) Context triple: [Cochinchina, event, Treaty of Saigon (1862)]
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A.
Treaties of Paris (1954)
The Treaties of Paris (1954) were a set of agreements that ended the Allied occupation of West Germany, integrated it into NATO, and solidified its alignment with Western Europe during the early Cold War.
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B.
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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C.
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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Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam
The Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam was the 1954 Geneva accord that ended open fighting between French Union forces and the Viet Minh and temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel pending nationwide elections.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Treaty of Saigon (1862) Target entity description: The Treaty of Saigon (1862) was an agreement that ended the first phase of the French conquest of Vietnam, ceding parts of southern Vietnam (Cochinchina) to France and marking the start of formal French colonial rule there.
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A.
Treaties of Paris (1954)
The Treaties of Paris (1954) were a set of agreements that ended the Allied occupation of West Germany, integrated it into NATO, and solidified its alignment with Western Europe during the early Cold War.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam
The Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam was the 1954 Geneva accord that ended open fighting between French Union forces and the Viet Minh and temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel pending nationwide elections.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Treaty of Saigon (1862)
ⓘ
surface form:
1862 Treaty of Saigon
Treaty of Saigon (1862) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Saigon
|
| cededRegion | eastern part of Cochinchina ⓘ |
| cededTerritory |
Biên Hòa
ⓘ
surface form:
Biên Hòa Province
Côn Lôn Islands ⓘ Gia Định Province ⓘ Saigon ⓘ Định Tường Province ⓘ |
| cededTo | France ⓘ |
| colonialContext | French colonization of Indochina ⓘ |
| colonialPower | France ⓘ |
| countryAffected |
France
ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| dateSigned | 1862-06-05 ⓘ |
| endedConflict |
Cochinchina campaign
ⓘ
first phase of the French conquest of Vietnam ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Treaty of Huế (1884)
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Huế (1863)
Treaty of Saigon (1874) ⓘ |
| grantedRights |
freedom of missionary activity for French and Spanish Catholic missionaries
ⓘ
freedom of trade for French merchants in specified Vietnamese ports ⓘ |
| historicalRegionAffected |
Cochinchina
ⓘ
Southeast region of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Vietnam
|
| imposedObligation |
opening of additional Vietnamese ports to French trade
ⓘ
war indemnity to be paid by the Nguyễn dynasty to France and Spain ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Chinese
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| localDynasty | Nguyễn dynasty ⓘ |
| locationSigned |
Cochinchina
ⓘ
Saigon ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| longTermImpact |
establishment of French Cochinchina as a colony
ⓘ
weakening of Nguyễn imperial authority in southern Vietnam ⓘ |
| party |
Emperor Tự Đức
ⓘ
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleon III
|
| precededBy |
Cochinchina campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Cochinchina campaign (1858–1862)
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| result |
beginning of formal French colonial rule in Cochinchina
ⓘ
cession of territory in southern Vietnam to France ⓘ recognition of French sovereignty over parts of Cochinchina ⓘ |
| signatory |
Protectorate of Annam
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Annam
France ⓘ Nguyễn dynasty ⓘ Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
|
| subjectOf |
Vietnamese colonial history scholarship
ⓘ
studies of French imperialism in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Saigon (1862) Description of subject: The Treaty of Saigon (1862) was an agreement that ended the first phase of the French conquest of Vietnam, ceding parts of southern Vietnam (Cochinchina) to France and marking the start of formal French colonial rule there.
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