British sovereign (英國主)

Overview

The translated histories identify British sovereign as a ruler. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese
Personal	British sovereign	英國主
Title	British sovereign	英國主
Title	king	國王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Female

Sex: female
Strongly inferred · qingshigao:394:s0114

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 咸豐七年 · Western Year: AD 1857
Explicit · qingshigao:394:s0114
Source Date: Text: 道光二十九年 · Western Year: AD 1849
Explicit · qingshigao:394:s0043

Places and affiliations

Polity: Britain / 英 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · qingshigao:394:s0043, qingshigao:394:s0114

References in the histories

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 394Volume 394 Biographies 181: Xu Guangjin, Ye Mingchen, Huang Zonghan · 2 passages

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逾數月，文翰復言國王以進城未能如約，為人所輕，似覺赧顏，請為轉奏，廣縉以罷議進城之後貿易始復，豈可再申前說，拒之。 Months later Bonham wrote that his king felt humiliated because entry had not been granted as promised and asked that the matter be referred to Beijing; Guangjin replied that trade had resumed only after the entry demand was dropped and refused to reopen the question.

累疏言：「英國主厭兵，粵事皆額羅金等所為。 He sent repeated memorials claiming: "The British queen is weary of war; the trouble in Guangdong is entirely the work of Elgin and his party.