Bogue

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Bogue is a locality in southern China near the Pearl River Delta that historically served as a strategic site for foreign trade and treaty negotiations during the 19th century.

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Bogue canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical site ⓘ
locality ⓘ
associatedWith British Empire ⓘ
Canton System ⓘ
Opium Wars ⓘ
Qing Empire ⓘ
linked to: Qing dynasty
country China ⓘ
function defensive position controlling river entrance ⓘ
maritime choke point ⓘ
historicalRole gateway to Canton trade ⓘ
site of treaty negotiations ⓘ
strategic site for foreign trade ⓘ
historicalStatus key approach to the treaty port of Canton ⓘ
knownFor fortifications guarding the Pearl River approach to Canton ⓘ
role in opening China to foreign trade ⓘ
languageOfToponym English ⓘ
locatedIn Pearl River Delta region ⓘ
linked to: Pearl River Delta

southern China ⓘ
locatedNear Bocca Tigris ⓘ
Humen ⓘ
Pearl River ⓘ
notableEvent military confrontations during the First Opium War ⓘ
negotiations related to unequal treaties ⓘ
partOf Guangdong Province ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Pearl River navigation ⓘ
control of access to Guangzhou (Canton) ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
toponymOrigin European rendering of local place name near Bocca Tigris ⓘ
usedBy Qing dynasty authorities ⓘ
foreign trading powers ⓘ

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