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The Opium Wars: Qiying's Secret Diplomacy

The Opium Wars: Qiying's Secret Diplomacy

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Episode 100 of our Opium Wars series turns to the story of Qiying, the Manchu nobleman who became the Qing dynasty's chief negotiator after the First Opium War. We explore how he tried to manage the impossible task of placating both the British and the Daoguang Emperor, his role in drafting the Treaty of Nanking, the Treaty of the Bogue, and the Treaty of Wanghia, and his eventual fall from grace. The episode also covers his controversial legacy—was he a traitor or a pragmatist?—and his shadowy death by poison in 1858. Specific details include his negotiations with Henry Pottinger, his relationship with the Cohong merchants, his use of 'barbarian management' tactics, and how his secret correspondence with the emperor was later used to condemn him. The episode also touches on his earlier career as a military commander in Tibet and his governorship of Liangjiang. A fresh angle on a key figure often mentioned in passing but rarely examined in depth. #Qiying #OpiumWars #TreatyOfNanking #QingDynasty #DaoguangEmperor #HenryPottinger #TreatyOfWanghia #TreatyOfTheBogue #Cohong #BarbarianManagement #Liangjiang #Tibet #Manchu #FexingoHistory #History #19thCentury #China #Diplomacy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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