British concession in Tianjin

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The British concession in Tianjin was a foreign-controlled enclave established by the United Kingdom in the late 19th century that served as a key hub of British political, commercial, and cultural influence in northern China until the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extraterritorial enclave ⓘ
foreign concession ⓘ
former British overseas possession ⓘ
capital Tianjin ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1943 ⓘ
1945 ⓘ
establishedAsResultOf Treaty of Tientsin ⓘ
unequal treaties in China ⓘ
establishedBy United Kingdom ⓘ
hasArchitectureStyle European-style buildings ⓘ
Victorian architecture ⓘ
hasGoverningBody British municipal council of Tianjin concession ⓘ
hasGovernmentType municipal council ⓘ
hasInfrastructure modern roads ⓘ
railway connections to Beijing and Manchuria ⓘ
telegraph lines ⓘ
warehouses and godowns ⓘ
hasLegalStatus extraterritoriality ⓘ
hasLegalSystem British law for British subjects ⓘ
hasPort Tianjin port facilities ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction commercial hub ⓘ
cultural enclave ⓘ
political base ⓘ
hasResidentCommunity British merchants ⓘ
Chinese workers ⓘ
foreign expatriates ⓘ
missionaries ⓘ
heritageStatus area with preserved colonial-era architecture in Tianjin ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
Tianjin ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod late 19th century to mid-20th century ⓘ
nowPartOf Heping District, Tianjin ⓘ
Hexi District, Tianjin ⓘ
occupationStartTime 1939 ⓘ
occupiedBy Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
partOf British informal empire in China ⓘ
foreign concessions in Tianjin ⓘ
playedRoleIn Boxer Rebellion ⓘ
Eight-Nation Alliance occupation of Tianjin ⓘ
linked to: Boxer Rebellion

Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
significantFor British diplomatic presence in North China ⓘ
British trade in northern China ⓘ
banking and finance ⓘ
missionary activity ⓘ
shipping and logistics ⓘ
sovereigntyTransferredTo Republic of China ⓘ
sovereigntyTransferTime 1943 ⓘ
startTime 1860 ⓘ
usedCurrency British pound sterling ⓘ
linked to: Pound sterling

Chinese silver dollar ⓘ
Tientsin tael ⓘ

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British concession in Amoy → relatedTo → British concession in Tianjin ⓘ
British concession in Canton → relatedTo → British concession in Tianjin ⓘ
British concession in Tianjin → hasGoverningBody → British municipal council of Tianjin concession ⓘ
linked to: British concession in Tianjin
British informal empire in China → includes → British concession in Tianjin ⓘ
British Far East → hasPart → Tientsin British concession (in some British usage) ⓘ
linked to: British concession in Tianjin