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Britain's second embassy to China : Lord Amherst's 'special mission' to the Jiaqing emperor in 1816 /

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Lord Amherst's diplomatic mission to the Qing Court in 1816 was the second British embassy to China. The first led by Lord Macartney in 1793 had failed to achieve its goals. It was thought that Amherst had better prospects of success, but the intense diplomatic encounter that greeted his arriva...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevenson, Caroline M., author
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Acton, ACT : Australian National University, [2021]
Subjects:
Amherst of Arracan, William Pitt Amherst, > Earl, > 1773-1857.
Jiaqing, > Emperor of China, > 1760-1820.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > China.
China > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
China > History > 19th century.

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