British Weihaiwei information

Weihaiwei or Wei-hai-wei on the northeastern coast of China, was a leased territory of the United Kingdom from 1898 until 1930. The capital was Port Edward...

Weihaiwei was the flag used by the British leased territory of Weihaiwei during British rule between 1903 and 1930. The flag consisted of a British blue...

to Puyi, the last emperor of China. He was also the last British Commissioner of Weihaiwei. Johnston's book Twilight in the Forbidden City (1934) was...

Regiment (also known as the Weihaiwei Regiment) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment raised in British Weihaiwei. The regiment, which was praised...

The Battle of Weihaiwei (Japanese: Ikaiei-no-tatakai (威海衛の戦い) took place between 20 January and 12 February 1895, during the First Sino-Japanese War in...

Protectorate of Uganda Anglo-Russian Convention British expedition to Tibet British Weihaiwei French and British interregnum in the Dutch East Indies Kingdom...

Weihai (Chinese: 威海; pinyin: Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei (Chinese: 威海卫; pinyin: Wēihǎiwèi; lit. 'Mighty Sea Fort'), is a prefecture-level city and major...

1937) was a British colonial official in Hong Kong and China for more than 40 years. He also served as Commissioner of British Weihaiwei from 1902 to...

Andrew and St. Patrick British Indian Ocean Territory 1990–present Crosses of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick British Weihaiwei 1903–1930 Crosses of...

documenting the Portuguese Empire, including Macau British Hong Kong (1841–1997) British Weihaiwei (1898–1930) China–Portugal relations Leased Territory...

Use Description 1903–1930 British Weihaiwei A British Blue Ensign with two Mandarin ducks standing on a beach. Flag of Weihaiwei 1899–1903 Flag of the Commissioner...

of the British Supreme Court for China and Judge of the High Court of Weihaiwei. Bourne was born on 3 October 1854. He was the son of Rev. S. W. Bourne...

Straits unit. In British Weihaiwei, the Hong Kong dollar circulated jointly with the Chinese yuan from 1914 to 1930, when Weihaiwei was returned to the...

Hamilton St Clair Bower KCB DL (1 September 1858 – 5 March 1940) was a British Indian Army officer who wrote about his travels through Xinjiang and Tibet...

considered to have formed part of the British Empire. The nature of the territories (and peoples) ruled as part of the British Empire varied enormously. In legal...

repairs, but after that city was threatened by the Japanese army, fled to Weihaiwei. While entering the port, Zhenyuan struck an uncharted rock and was badly...

were formerly ruled or administered by the United Kingdom or part of the British Empire (including military occupations that did not retain the pre-war...

influence of France in southern China in June 1898. In July, it secured Weihaiwei in Shandong in the north as a base for operations against the Germans...

formally adopting the Statute of Westminster. British ensign British Empire British Blue Ensign British Red Ensign Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of...

Reginald Johnston, Puyi's tutor and advisor, last Commissioner of British Weihaiwei Prakash Karat, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)...

(a British amical protectorate, 1815–1864) Flag of British Hong Kong (1870–1997) and the ensign of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force Flag of Weihaiwei (1903–1930)...

threatened by the Japanese Army, fled to Weihaiwei. As the Japanese continued to advance, they laid siege to Weihaiwei in late January 1895. On 5 February...

Consequently, on 28 March 1898, Britain, anxious of the Russian presence in China, pressured the Qing Empire into leasing of Weihaiwei, which had been captured...