Bowring Treaty

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:category gptkb:History_of_Thailand
19th-century treaties
gptkbp:effect abolished royal monopoly on trade in Siam
opened Siam to international trade
reduced import duties in Siam
granted extraterritorial rights to British subjects
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bowring Treaty
gptkbp:influenced subsequent treaties with other Western powers
gptkbp:language gptkb:Thai
English
gptkbp:locationSigned gptkb:Bangkok
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sir_John_Bowring
gptkbp:purpose establish trade relations
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Anglo-Siamese_relations
unequal treaties
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Siam
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Sir_John_Bowring
gptkb:King_Mongkut
1855
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siam
gptkb:Rattanakosin_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5