Macartney Embassy (1792–1794)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Macartney_Mission
gptkbp:broughtGifts scientific instruments
artworks
mechanical devices
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Qing_China
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:George_Staunton
gptkb:An_Authentic_Account_of_an_Embassy_from_the_King_of_Great_Britain_to_the_Emperor_of_China
gptkbp:endDate 1794
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Sir_John_Barrow
gptkb:Sir_George_Staunton
gptkb:George_Thomas_Staunton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Macartney Embassy (1792–1794)
gptkbp:impact highlighted cultural differences between Britain and China
influenced later British policy towards China
gptkbp:leader George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Qianlong_Emperor
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:kowtow_controversy
gptkbp:purpose expand trade
establish diplomatic relations
negotiate commercial treaties
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Opium_Wars
gptkb:Amherst_Embassy_(1816)
gptkbp:result mission failed to achieve main objectives
gptkbp:route Portsmouth to Beijing via Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, Cape of Good Hope, Batavia
gptkbp:significance first British diplomatic mission to China
gptkbp:startDate 1792
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Macartney
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7