Burlingame Treaty
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The Burlingame Treaty was an 1868 agreement between the United States and China that expanded diplomatic relations, affirmed mutual rights of travel and residence, and marked a brief period of more open and equal Sino-American engagement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burlingame Treaty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10176954 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burlingame Treaty Context triple: [Anson Burlingame, notableWork, Burlingame Treaty]
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A.
Harris Treaty of 1858
The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
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B.
Treaty of Wanghia
The Treaty of Wanghia was an 1844 agreement between the United States and Qing China that granted the U.S. significant trading rights and extraterritorial privileges, marking the first formal diplomatic treaty between the two nations.
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C.
Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
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D.
Fort Jackson Treaty
The Fort Jackson Treaty was an 1814 agreement in which the United States forced the Creek Nation to cede vast territories in the Southeast following their defeat in the Creek War.
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E.
Reciprocity Treaty of 1875
The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 was an agreement between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii that granted duty-free access to Hawaiian sugar in the U.S., greatly increasing American economic influence over the islands and paving the way toward eventual annexation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burlingame Treaty Target entity description: The Burlingame Treaty was an 1868 agreement between the United States and China that expanded diplomatic relations, affirmed mutual rights of travel and residence, and marked a brief period of more open and equal Sino-American engagement.
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A.
Harris Treaty of 1858
The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
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B.
Treaty of Wanghia
The Treaty of Wanghia was an 1844 agreement between the United States and Qing China that granted the U.S. significant trading rights and extraterritorial privileges, marking the first formal diplomatic treaty between the two nations.
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C.
Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
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D.
Fort Jackson Treaty
The Fort Jackson Treaty was an 1814 agreement in which the United States forced the Creek Nation to cede vast territories in the Southeast following their defeat in the Creek War.
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E.
Reciprocity Treaty of 1875
The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 was an agreement between the United States and the Kingdom of Hawaii that granted duty-free access to Hawaiian sugar in the U.S., greatly increasing American economic influence over the islands and paving the way toward eventual annexation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ treaty between the United States and China ⓘ |
| affirmed |
China’s right of eminent domain
ⓘ
China’s territorial integrity ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
expand Sino-American diplomatic relations
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place Sino-American relations on a more equal footing ⓘ promote free migration between the United States and China ⓘ |
| allowed |
Chinese citizens to travel and reside in the United States
ⓘ
Chinese students to study in the United States ⓘ U.S. citizens to travel and reside in China ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sino-American Treaty of 1868 ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | brief high point in 19th-century U.S.–China relations ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1868-07-28 ⓘ |
| encouraged |
Chinese immigration to the United States
ⓘ
U.S. missionaries and educators in China ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Angell Treaty
ⓘ
Chinese Exclusion Act ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
|
| grantedRight |
freedom of movement for citizens of each country in the other
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most-favored-nation status to China ⓘ mutual right of residence ⓘ mutual right of travel ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Reconstruction era in the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Reconstruction era
late Qing dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty
|
| language |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalStatusChange | later restricted by subsequent U.S. immigration laws ⓘ |
| limited | U.S. interference in Chinese internal administration ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Anson Burlingame ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | Anson Burlingame ⓘ |
| negotiatedOnBehalfOf | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| partiallySupersededBy | Angell Treaty ⓘ |
| restricted | U.S. interference with Chinese religious and cultural practices ⓘ |
| signatory |
Qing government
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Chinese government
United States government ⓘ |
| statedPrinciple |
mutual equality of nations
ⓘ
noninterference in internal affairs of China ⓘ |
| subject |
Sino-American relations
ⓘ
diplomatic relations ⓘ extraterritoriality ⓘ immigration ⓘ |
| topic |
rights of Chinese subjects in the United States
ⓘ
rights of U.S. citizens in China ⓘ |
| underminedBy |
Chinese Exclusion Act
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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| yearSigned | 1868 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burlingame Treaty Description of subject: The Burlingame Treaty was an 1868 agreement between the United States and China that expanded diplomatic relations, affirmed mutual rights of travel and residence, and marked a brief period of more open and equal Sino-American engagement.
Referenced by (1)
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