Database:
Foreign Office, Consulate and Legation Files, China: 1830-1939
Adam Matthew

About this Database

This resource will, when completed, contain a century’s worth of correspondence from the British legation and consulates in the cities of imperial and republican China, documenting Sino-British relations and myriad aspects of Chinese history from 1830 to 1939. Themes explored in the sources include politics, diplomacy, international relations, trade and the economy, military conflict, public health, missionaries, migration, war and revolution. Subscription currently contains section I: Wars and Treaties (1830-1895).