Macartney Embassy

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Macartney_Mission
gptkbp:broughtGifts scientific instruments
artworks
firearms
mechanical devices
gptkbp:category 1793 in China
1793 in Great Britain
History of Sino-British relations
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Travels_in_China
gptkb:John_Barrow
gptkb:George_Staunton
gptkb:An_Authentic_Account_of_an_Embassy_from_the_King_of_Great_Britain_to_the_Emperor_of_China
gptkbp:duration 1792-1794
gptkbp:followedBy Amherst Embassy
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Sir_George_Staunton
gptkb:John_Barrow
gptkb:Erasmus_Gower
gptkb:George_Thomas_Staunton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Macartney Embassy
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Latin
English
gptkbp:leader gptkb:George_Macartney
gptkbp:locationMetEmperor gptkb:Chengde
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Qing_China
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Qianlong_Emperor
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:kowtow_controversy
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Sir_George_Staunton
gptkb:John_Barrow
gptkb:Qianlong_Emperor
gptkb:Erasmus_Gower
gptkb:George_Thomas_Staunton
gptkbp:precededBy none
gptkbp:purpose expand trade
establish diplomatic relations
negotiate commercial treaty
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:kowtow_controversy
Qianlong Emperor's 80th birthday
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Opium_Wars
Amherst Embassy
gptkbp:result mission failed
British demands rejected
no new trade rights granted
gptkbp:route Portsmouth to Beijing
gptkbp:significance first British diplomatic mission to China
highlighted cultural differences
influenced later British policy in China
gptkbp:year 1793
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:A_Voyage_to_Cochinchina
gptkb:Lord_Macartney
gptkb:Aisin_Gioro_Hongli
gptkb:Qianlong
gptkb:Qianlong_era_(1736–1796)
gptkb:Early_Modern_China
gptkb:Qing_Emperor_Qianlong
gptkb:Qing_dynasty_diplomacy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7