Mekong Exploration Commission
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
exploration commission
|
| gptkbp:baseOfOperations |
gptkb:Saigon
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:France
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1868
|
| gptkbp:established |
1866
|
| gptkbp:explores |
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
Mekong River |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mekong Exploration Commission
|
| gptkbp:notableMember |
gptkb:Ernest_Doudart_de_Lagrée
gptkb:Francis_Garnier Louis Delaporte Clément-Jacques Bouchot Louis de Carné |
| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:French_government
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
assess navigability of the Mekong River
evaluate commercial potential of the Mekong region explore the Mekong River |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:French_colonial_expansion_in_Southeast_Asia
history of Vietnam history of Laos history of Cambodia |
| gptkbp:result |
determined Mekong River not navigable to China
increased French interest in Indochina |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ernest_Doudart_de_Lagrée
gptkb:François_Garnier |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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