British Concession of Weihaiwei

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Concession_of_Weihaiwei
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former British territory
gptkbp:area 288 square miles
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Chinese_yuan
gptkb:Hong_Kong_dollar
gptkbp:endDate 1930
gptkbp:flag Blue Ensign with badge
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:British_colonial_administration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Concession of Weihaiwei
gptkbp:leasedTo gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Qing_dynasty
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Shandong
gptkb:Weihai
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Weihai
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Sir_James_Stewart_Lockhart
gptkb:Sir_Reginald_Johnston
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:population about 150,000 (early 20th century)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Qing_dynasty
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:First_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkb:Boxer_Rebellion
gptkbp:returnedTo gptkb:Republic_of_China
gptkbp:startDate 1898
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Republic_of_China
gptkbp:treaty Convention for the Lease of Weihaiwei
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Former_British_Concession
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7