The Qianlong Emperor receives Lord Macartneyn in his ultimately unsuccessful aim to open trade with China in 1793.
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The Qianlong Emperor receives Lord Macartneyn in his ultimately unsuccessful aim to open trade with China in 1793.

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The Qianlong Emperor receives Lord Macartneyn in his ultimately unsuccessful aim to open trade with China in 1793. George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, 1737 - 1806. British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. The Qianlong Emperor, 1711 - 1799. Sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Date

1915

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Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

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UMG23A59_062

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