Qing · Ruler

King of England 英吉利國王

Attested AD 1839 - AD 1840

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King of England was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1839 to AD 1840 鴉片釁起前後
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 370, passage 33

Places and affiliations

Polity Britain 英吉利 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 370, passage 33

Source notes

Had never sent a letter to Lin Zexu
Negated true · With Lin Zexu (林則徐) · Mode quotation Speaker Qishan (琦善)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 370, passage 33

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 370Volume 370 Biographies 157: Qi Shan, Yi Libu, Zong Shiqiying · 1 passage

英吉利國王無給林則徐文書之事，惟呂宋國王曾有來文，或因此誤傳。 The king of England had never written to Lin Zexu; only the king of Luzon had once sent a letter, and the story may have grown from that mistake.