Treaty of Saigon (1874)

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The Treaty of Saigon (1874) was an agreement between France and the Nguyễn dynasty that expanded French control and influence in Vietnam, consolidating colonial rule over Cochinchina and opening the country further to foreign trade.

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
treaty
appliesToTerritorialEntity Annam
Cochinchina
Tonkin
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
countrySignatory France
Nguyễn dynasty
dateSigned 1874
effect expanded rights for French missionaries and residents in Vietnam
granted France commercial privileges in Vietnam
granted France navigation rights on the Red River
increased French political influence at the Nguyễn court
opened additional Vietnamese ports to foreign trade
recognized French sovereignty over Cochinchina
reduced the external sovereignty of the Nguyễn dynasty
strengthened the French colonial presence in Indochina
follows Treaty of Saigon (1862)
historicalPeriod French colonization of Vietnam
language Classical Chinese
French
legalStatus international treaty
locationSigned Cochinchina
Saigon
namedAfter Saigon
partOf French expansion in Southeast Asia
precededBy Treaty of Saigon (1862)
purpose to consolidate French colonial rule over Cochinchina
to expand French control and influence in Vietnam
to open Vietnam further to foreign trade
relatedTo Cochinchina
French Indochina
Nguyễn dynasty
colonialism in Asia
signatory Nguyễn dynasty
surface form: Empire of Vietnam under the Nguyễn dynasty

French Third Republic
topic French colonial rule in Vietnam
unequal treaties in East Asia
year 1874

Referenced by (2)

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Cochinchina event Treaty of Saigon (1874)
Treaty of Saigon (1862) followedBy Treaty of Saigon (1874)