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Lord Amherst was the head of the second formal British embassy to [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] China, after [[Lord George Macartney]] in [[1793]].

Lord Amherst was the head of the second formal British embassy to [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] China, after [[Lord George Macartney]] in [[1793]]. [[Basil Hall]] was a member of this mission.

Lord Amherst's mission took place in [[1816]]. Though they arrived in China, the members of the British mission either fell ill, or claimed to have fallen ill; when this was reported to the [[Jiaqing Emperor]] by Minister of Rites Dang Dong <!--當冬-->, he is said to have been furious. He ordered the British embassy to return home, and canceled all feasts and bestowals of gifts; the British did not make further formal embassies to the Qing of this sort.

Lord Amherst's mission took place in [[1816]]. Though they arrived in China, the members of the British mission either fell ill, or claimed to have fallen ill in order to avoid having to perform the ''[[kowtow]]''; when this was reported to the [[Jiaqing Emperor]] by Minister of Rites Dang Dong<!--當冬-->, he is said to have been furious. He ordered the British embassy to return home, and canceled all feasts and bestowals of gifts; the British did not make further formal embassies to the Qing of this sort.

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