Britain's Second Embassy to China Lord Amherst's 'Special Mission' to the Jiaqing Emperor in 1816
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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Canberra
ANU Press
2021
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