In 1843 the legislative council was established. The governor of Hong Kong generally served as the British plenipotentiary in the far east in the early years. The Colonial Secretary would also assist ...
Further information: Demographics of Hong KongPopulation When the union flag was raised over Possession Point on 26 January 1841, the population of Hong Kong island was about 7,450, mostly Tanka fishe ...
The fundamental purpose of the treaty was to change the framework of foreign trade imposed by the Canton System, which had been in force since 1760. Under Article V, the treaty abolished the former mo ...
The foundations of the British Empire were laid when England and Scotland were separate kingdoms. In 1496 King Henry VII of England, following the successes of Spain and Portugal in overseas explorati ...
The early United States expressed its opposition to Imperialism, at least that distinct from its own Manifest Destiny, in policies such as the Monroe Doctrine. Beginning in the late 19th and early 20t ...
The term "imperialism" should not be confused with "colonialism". Robert Young writes that imperialism operates from the center, it is a state policy, and is developed for ideological as well as finan ...
This list contains at least one incomplete section; you can help by expanding it.Empire Max. land area (million km2) Max. land area (million mi2) % of world land area Era Max. population (million) % ...
The Qianlong Emperor, like his predecessors, took his cultural role seriously. First of all, he worked to preserve the Manchu heritage, which he saw as the basis of the moral character of the Manchus ...
Hongli was adored both by his grandfather, the Kangxi Emperor and his father, the Yongzheng Emperor. Some historians argue that the main reason why Kangxi Emperor appointed Yongzheng as his successor ...
Depending on which side of the Taiwan Strait, Koxinga is remembered differently. Koxinga is worshipped as a god in coastal China especially Fujian and Taiwan and by overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. ...
In 1624, Koxinga, whose name at birth was Zheng Sen (traditional Chinese: 鄭森; simplified Chinese: 郑森; pinyin: Zhèng Sēn), was born in Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan to Zheng Zhilong, a Chine ...
The Kingdom of Tungning is sometimes known as the Zheng dynasty (simplified Chinese: 郑氏王朝; traditional Chinese: 鄭氏王朝; pinyin: Zhèngshì Wángcháo), Zheng Family Kingdom (simplified Chinese: ...
The constitution of the Republic of China was drafted before the fall of mainland China to the Communist Party of China. It was created by the KMT for the purpose of all of its claimed territory, incl ...
The Dutch East India Company attempted to establish a trading outpost on the Penghu Islands (Pescadores) in 1622, but were driven off by the Ming authorities. In 1624, the Company established a strong ...
Main article: Names of the Republic of ChinaSee also: Chinese TaipeiChiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a monument and tourist attraction in Taipei, Taiwan.There are various names for the island of Taiwa ...
