The Port of Shanghai is opened to …
Years: 1843 - 1843
November
The Port of Shanghai is opened to foreign trade for the first time on November 17, 1843.
Britain’s Jardine, Matheson & Co. rents the port’s first lot; American Samuel Russell, representing Baring Brothers, rents other lots.
Locations
People
Groups
- Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty
- Baring Brothers & Company
- Russell and Company
- Jardine, Matheson & Co.
