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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:diplomat
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Macartney_Mission
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gptkbp:audienceDate
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September 1793
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:Great_Britain
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gptkbp:destination
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gptkb:Qing_China
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gptkbp:documentedIn
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gptkb:John_Barrow
gptkb:George_Staunton
gptkb:An_Authentic_Account_of_an_Embassy_from_the_King_of_Great_Britain_to_the_Emperor_of_China
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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gptkb:Sir_George_Staunton
gptkb:John_Barrow
gptkb:Erasmus_Gower
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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precursor to later British-Chinese conflicts
highlighted cultural differences between Britain and China
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Macartney Embassy (1793)
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gptkbp:landedAt
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gptkb:Tianjin
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gptkbp:leader
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gptkb:George_Macartney
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gptkbp:legacy
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increased British interest in China
influenced British policy toward China
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gptkbp:locationOfAudience
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gptkb:Chengde,_Jehol
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:kowtow_controversy
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gptkbp:presentedGifts
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scientific instruments
artworks
mechanical devices
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gptkbp:purpose
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expand trade
establish diplomatic relations
negotiate commercial treaties
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gptkbp:QingResponse
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reaffirmed tributary system
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gptkbp:recipient
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gptkb:Qianlong_Emperor
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gptkbp:refusedToPerform
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full kowtow
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Opium_Wars
gptkb:Amherst_Embassy_(1816)
gptkb:Lord_Napier_Mission_(1834)
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gptkbp:result
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mission failed to achieve main objectives
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gptkbp:route
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sailed from Portsmouth
stopped at Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, Cape of Good Hope, Batavia
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:King_George_III
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gptkbp:year
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1793
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Emperor_Qianlong
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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