The Treaty of the Bogue is an additional agreement between the United Kingdom and China that came one year after the earlier Treaty of Nanjing settlement. Nanking, August 29, 1842, Peace Treaty between the Queen of Great Britain and the Emperor of China The Treaty of Nanking (南京條約) is the agreement which marked the end of the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and China. ...
By August 1842 British military forces have seized Hong Kong, Tinhai, Ningpo, Hsiamen, Shanghai and Chenchiang and China had surrendered. The Treaty of Nanjing was signed that same year aboard the British warship HMS Cornwallis in Nanjing. It became the first of a series of Unequal Treaties signed by China with foreign powers[1]. Ningbo (Simplified Chinese: 宁波; Traditional Chinese: 寧波; pinyin: Níngbō; Wade-Giles: Ning-po; literally Tranquil Waves) is a seaport sub-provincial city in the Zhejiang province of China. ... Xiamen (Simplified Chinese: 厦门; Traditional Chinese: 廈門; pinyin: Xiàmén; Wade-Giles: Hsiamen) is a coastal sub-provincial city in Fujian Province, southern China. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Nanking, August 29, 1842, Peace Treaty between the Queen of Great Britain and the Emperor of China The Treaty of Nanking (南京條約) is the agreement which marked the end of the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and China. ... (Chinese: å—京; Romanizations: NánjÄ«ng (Pinyin), Nan-ching (Wade-Giles), Nanking (Postal map spelling)) is the capital of Chinas Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture. ... The Unequal Treaties (lit. ...
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The Treaty of the Bogue was signed on October 3, 1843[1]. It allowed British missionaries into the interior of China for the first time, and allowed British merchants to establish spheres of influence in and around British ports. The treaty granted A sphere of influence is a metaphorical region of political influences surrounding a country. ...
Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations. ... Most favoured nation (or most favored nation, MFN) is a term used in international trade. ...
Aftermath
The treaty is responsible for opening up China to the west from the late 19th century to the 20th century, since it allowed westerners to reside in parts of China never allowed before. Especially notable is the British style architecture influence that would later be part of The Bund area in Shanghai. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Building (left), the Customs House (center), the former Bank of Communications (right) in the foreground; the Bund Center in the background The Bund (Chinese: 外ç˜; pinyin: Wà itÄn) is a district in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
References
^ ab Olson, James Stuart. Shadle, Robert. [1996] (1996). Greenwood Press. ISBN 031329366X
Meanwhile a treaty had been made at T'ien-tsin with the United States (18 June, 1858), signed by William B. Reed, and one with Russia (13 June, 1858) signed by Admiral Putiatin, and another treaty was made with Russia at Peking (9-14 Nov., 1860), and signed by General Ignatiev.
Treaties were signed with Prussia and the German States (T'ien-tsin, 2 Sept., 1861), Portugal (T'ien-tsin, 13 Aug., 1862), though not ratified, Denmark (T'ien-tsin, 13 July, 1863), Spain (T'ien-tsin, 10 Oct, 1864), Holland (T'ien-tsin, 6 Oct., 1863), Belgium (Peking, 2 Oct., 1865), Italy (26 Oct., 1866), and Austria (Peking, 2 Oct., 1869).
Treaties were signed at Shang-hai by China with Great Britain (5 Sept., 1902), with Japan (commercial, 8 Oct., 1903), and with the United States for the extension of commercial relations (8 Oct., 1903).
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