Organization
Qing imperial government
The government of the Chinese empire under the Qing dynasty, 1644 to 1912.
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- headed by Qianlong Emperor (Emperor) 1735–1795
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headed by
- Qianlong Emperor 1735–1795 Emperor Primary record 1
people who worked here
signed
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Treaty of Nanking
29 Aug 1842
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The treaty names the Emperor and his High Commissioners as the other party.
- Treaty of Tientsin 26 Jun 1858 Primary record 4
involved in
- British embassy to the Qianlong court, 1793 refused the request for an accredited representative Primary record 1
- First Opium War party to the Treaty of Nanking that ended the hostilities Primary record 3
adopted
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Tientsin rules of trade, 1858
8 Nov 1858
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The rules are an agreement made under Article XXVI of the treaty.
Timeline 5 dates
- 1735–1795 Qianlong Emperor head of Qing imperial government
- 1839 Lin Zexu worked at Qing imperial government
- 29 Aug 1842 Qing imperial government signed Treaty of Nanking
- 26 Jun 1858 Qing imperial government signed Treaty of Tientsin
- 8 Nov 1858 Qing imperial government adopted Tientsin rules of trade, 1858
Proof 5 sources
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Emperor Qianlong, letter to George III, 1793, Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University, 1793.
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Qian Long [Ch'ien Lung], (r. 1735-1795) ruled China for much of the 18th century
this request is contrary to all usage of my dynasty and cannot possibly be entertained
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Commissioner Lin, letter to Queen Victoria, 1839 (English translation of 1840), Internet Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University, 1839.
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especially dispatched me, the commissioner, to Canton, that in conjunction with the viceroy and lieut.-governor of the province, means might be taken for its suppression
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Treaty of Nanjing (Nanking), 1842, USC US-China Institute, 29 Aug 1842.
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There shall henceforward be Peace and Friendship between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the Emperor of China
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Treaty of Tientsin between the Queen of Great Britain and the Emperor of China, 26 June 1858, The World and Japan Database, University of Tokyo, 26 Jun 1858.
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Treaty of Tientsin between the Queen of Great Britain and the Emperor of China
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Agreement containing rules of trade, made in pursuance of Article XXVI of the Treaty of 26th June 1858, The World and Japan Database, University of Tokyo, 8 Nov 1858.
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The restrictions affecting trade in Opium, Cash, Grain, Pulse, Sulphur, Brimstone, Saltpetre and Spelter, are relaxed, under the following conditions
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