Convention of Chefoo
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The Convention of Chefoo was an 1876 treaty between the Qing dynasty and Great Britain that expanded British commercial and diplomatic privileges in China following the Margary Affair.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chefoo Convention | 1 |
| Convention of Chefoo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6370170 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convention of Chefoo Context triple: [Convention of Peking, precedes, Convention of Chefoo]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Treaty of the Bogue
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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D.
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.
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E.
Treaty of Wanghia
The Treaty of Wanghia was an 1844 agreement between the United States and Qing China that granted the U.S. significant trading rights and extraterritorial privileges, marking the first formal diplomatic treaty between the two nations.
- 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: Convention of Chefoo Target entity description: The Convention of Chefoo was an 1876 treaty between the Qing dynasty and Great Britain that expanded British commercial and diplomatic privileges in China following the Margary Affair.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Treaty of the Bogue
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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D.
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.
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E.
Treaty of Wanghia
The Treaty of Wanghia was an 1844 agreement between the United States and Qing China that granted the U.S. significant trading rights and extraterritorial privileges, marking the first formal diplomatic treaty between the two nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
ⓘ
unequal treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chefoo Convention
ⓘ
linked to:
Convention of Chefoo
Yantai Treaty ⓘ |
| causeOf |
expansion of British commercial privileges in China
ⓘ
expansion of British diplomatic privileges in China ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
China
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1876 ⓘ |
| diplomaticContext | imperialism in East Asia ⓘ |
| followsEvent | Margary Affair ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
further erosion of Qing sovereignty
ⓘ
strengthening of British influence in China ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British Empire
ⓘ
Qing Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty
|
| language |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locationSigned |
Chefoo
ⓘ
Qing Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty
Shandong ⓘ Yantai ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chefoo ⓘ |
| partOf | unequal treaties between China and Western powers ⓘ |
| placeInHistory | 19th-century Sino-British treaties ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Convention of Peking
ⓘ
Treaty of Nanking ⓘ Treaty of Tianjin ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Tientsin
|
| signatory |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| signedBetween |
Qing government and British government
ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty treaties
|
| subject |
Sino-British relations
ⓘ
extraterritorial rights ⓘ foreign trade in China ⓘ treaty ports in China ⓘ |
| topic |
British consular privileges in China
ⓘ
opening of additional Chinese ports to British trade ⓘ regulation of overland trade between British India and China ⓘ tariff regulations in China ⓘ |
| typeOfAgreement |
commercial treaty
ⓘ
diplomatic convention ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1876 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Convention of Chefoo Description of subject: The Convention of Chefoo was an 1876 treaty between the Qing dynasty and Great Britain that expanded British commercial and diplomatic privileges in China following the Margary Affair.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Convention of Chefoo