British Legation in Peking

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The British Legation in Peking was the United Kingdom’s principal diplomatic mission in imperial and early republican China, overseeing British political and consular affairs in the country.

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic mission ⓘ
legation ⓘ
associatedWith British Empire in East Asia ⓘ
linked to: British Far East

foreign legation quarter in Peking ⓘ
unequal treaties in China ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
diplomaticRank legation ⓘ
diplomaticRelation Qing Empire ⓘ
linked to: Qing dynasty

Republic of China ⓘ
diplomaticStatus legation-level mission prior to embassy-level representation ⓘ
era early Republican China ⓘ
imperial China ⓘ
function oversight of British consular affairs in China ⓘ
oversight of British political affairs in China ⓘ
principal diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in China ⓘ
governedBy British minister to China ⓘ
historicalSignificance central institution of British diplomacy in China before embassy status ⓘ
languageOfDiplomacy English ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
location Beijing ⓘ
Peking ⓘ
linked to: Beijing
oversaw British consulates in treaty ports in China ⓘ
predecessor earlier British consular posts in China ⓘ
regionServed Chinese Empire ⓘ
linked to: Imperial China

Republic of China (early period) ⓘ
linked to: Republic of China
representedInterestOf British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

British nationals in China ⓘ
responsibleFor coordination of British consular network in China ⓘ
political reporting on China for the British government ⓘ
protection of British treaty rights in China ⓘ
securityRole protection of British diplomatic staff in China ⓘ
servedAs British representation to early Republican China ⓘ
British representation to the Qing Empire ⓘ
subjectArea diplomatic history of China ⓘ
diplomatic history of the United Kingdom ⓘ
international relations between the United Kingdom and China ⓘ
subordinateTo Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom ⓘ
typeOfBuilding diplomatic compound ⓘ
usedBy British diplomatic service ⓘ
Foreign Office of the United Kingdom ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British concession in Hankow → administeredBy → British Legation in Peking ⓘ
Lord Macartney → diplomaticMission → British mission to the Qing court at Beijing ⓘ
linked to: British Legation in Peking
Thomas Wade → employer → British Legation in Beijing ⓘ
linked to: British Legation in Peking