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1843 in China
Events from the year
1843 in
China
.
Incumbents
Daoguang Emperor
(23rd year)
Viceroys
Viceroy of Zhili
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Nergingge
Viceroy of Min-Zhe
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Viceroy of Huguang
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Viceroy of Shaan-Gan
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Viceroy of Liangguang
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Viceroy of Yun-Gui
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Viceroy of Sichuan
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Viceroy of Liangjiang
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Events
October 8 âÂÂ
Treaty of the Bogue
signed between China and the United Kingdom, concluded in October 1843 to supplement the previous Treaty of Nanking
the first
Treaty Port
s were opened
Anglican diocese of Shanghai
established after Rev.
William Jones Boone
appointed Bishop in Shanghai
Publication of the
Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms
, or
Haiguo Tuzhi
, a
gazetteer
compiled by
scholar-official
Wei Yuan
and others, based on initial translations ordered by
Special Imperial Commissioner
Lin Zexu
. The
Treatise
is regarded as the first significant Chinese work on the West
References