Treaty of the Bogue

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bilateral treaty international agreement unequal treaty

The Treaty of the Bogue was an 1843 supplementary agreement to the Treaty of Nanking that expanded British commercial and legal privileges in China during the Opium Wars era.

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Label	Occurrences
Treaty of the Bogue canonical	5

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Target entity: Treaty of the Bogue
Context triple: [Opium Wars, significantTreaty, Treaty of the Bogue]

A. Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking was the 1842 agreement that ended the First Opium War between Britain and China, forcing the Qing dynasty to cede Hong Kong Island and grant significant trade and legal concessions to the British.
B. Treaty of Tientsin
The Treaty of Tientsin was an 1858 agreement that forced Qing China to grant Western powers expanded trade rights, legal privileges, and the opening of additional ports, significantly increasing foreign influence in China.
C. Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
D. Convention of Peking
The Convention of Peking was an 1860 series of unequal treaties between Qing China and Western powers that concluded the Second Opium War and ceded territory and major concessions to Britain, France, and Russia.
E. Treaty of Maguan
The Treaty of Maguan, better known internationally as the Treaty of Shimonoseki, was the 1895 peace agreement that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and forced Qing China to cede Taiwan and other concessions to Japan.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of the Bogue
Target entity description: The Treaty of the Bogue was an 1843 supplementary agreement to the Treaty of Nanking that expanded British commercial and legal privileges in China during the Opium Wars era.

A. Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of Nanking was the 1842 agreement that ended the First Opium War between Britain and China, forcing the Qing dynasty to cede Hong Kong Island and grant significant trade and legal concessions to the British.
B. Treaty of Tientsin
The Treaty of Tientsin was an 1858 agreement that forced Qing China to grant Western powers expanded trade rights, legal privileges, and the opening of additional ports, significantly increasing foreign influence in China.
C. Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
D. Convention of Peking
The Convention of Peking was an 1860 series of unequal treaties between Qing China and Western powers that concluded the Second Opium War and ceded territory and major concessions to Britain, France, and Russia.
E. Treaty of Maguan
The Treaty of Maguan, better known internationally as the Treaty of Shimonoseki, was the 1895 peace agreement that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and forced Qing China to cede Taiwan and other concessions to Japan.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ unequal treaty ⓘ
aimedTo	clarify and extend provisions of the Treaty of Nanking ⓘ
appliesTo	British subjects in China ⓘ Chinese treaty ports ⓘ
conflictContext	Anglo-Chinese conflicts of the 19th century ⓘ linked to: Opium Wars
countryInvolved	China ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dateSigned	1843-10-08 ⓘ
effectOn	Chinese sovereignty ⓘ foreign trade in treaty ports ⓘ
field	diplomatic history ⓘ international law ⓘ
follows	Treaty of Nanking ⓘ
grantedRight	expanded British commercial privileges in China ⓘ extended legal privileges for British subjects in China ⓘ extraterritoriality for British subjects in China ⓘ most-favoured-nation status to Britain ⓘ
hasConsequence	contributed to the system of treaty ports in China ⓘ deepened foreign legal and commercial penetration of China ⓘ strengthened British influence in Qing China ⓘ
historicalContext	Opium Wars ⓘ
historicalPeriod	First Opium War era ⓘ
isSupplementTo	Treaty of Nanking ⓘ
language	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ
legalStatus	ratified treaty ⓘ
locationSigned	Bogue ⓘ China ⓘ Guangdong ⓘ linked to: Guangdong Province Humen ⓘ
partOf	series of unequal treaties imposed on Qing China ⓘ
relatedTo	Treaty of Nanking ⓘ Treaty of Wanghia ⓘ Treaty of Whampoa ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Wanghia
signatory	Qing dynasty ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
signedBy	Qing dynasty ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
subjectOf	British–Chinese relations ⓘ
topic	Sino-British trade ⓘ extraterritorial jurisdiction ⓘ most-favoured-nation clause ⓘ
yearSigned	1843 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Opium Wars → significantTreaty → Treaty of the Bogue ⓘ

Treaty of Nanking → followedBy → Treaty of the Bogue ⓘ

Shanghai International Settlement (British participation) → legalBasis → Treaty of the Bogue ⓘ

Anglo-Chinese War → concludedBy → Treaty of the Bogue ⓘ

Shanghai Municipal Council → follows → Treaty of the Bogue ⓘ

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