Compendium of Archival Materials on China's Relations with Southeast Asian Countries in the Qing Dynasty. Volume 2. Philippines Volume: Philippines Volume

Author: First Historical Archives of China
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This volume is the second part (Philippines) of the "Archival Materials on the Relations between Qing China and Southeast Asian Countries" edited and published by the First Historical Archives of China. Compared to the volume (Singapore) published in 1998, this volume, apart from the different country focus, has other distinctive features. The main content includes: imperial edicts from the Qianlong Emperor to the Sultan of Sulu, the Sulu Sultanate's envoy to the Qing court, trade exchanges between Chinese and Filipino ships, the establishment of the Qing Imperial Consulate in the Philippines, relief and care for Filipino refugees, assistance in providing cattle to the Philippines, and the eruption of Mount Tarakura in the Philippines, as well as the establishment of Chinese schools. These are highly valuable primary sources for studying China-Philippines relations. This book collects facsimiles of original archival materials from 1724 to 1911 concerning the relations between the Qing Dynasty and the Philippines. The 420 historical documents cover imperial edicts from the Chinese emperors to the Philippines, trade exchanges between Chinese and Filipino ships, and the establishment of the Qing Imperial Consulate in the Philippines.