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Macartney Embassy (1792–1794)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Macartney_Embassy_(1792–1794)
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
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