| American Concession in Shanghai | |||||||||
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| Foreign Enclave | |||||||||
| 1848–1863 | |||||||||
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• Established | 1848 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 21 September 1863 | ||||||||
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TheAmerican Concession orSettlement was a foreignenclave (a "concession") within present-day Shanghai, which existed from around 1848 until its unification with the city'sBritish area to form theShanghai International Settlement in 1863.
The concession was located north of theSuzhou River and west of theHuangpu River, in what are today parts ofHongkou District andJing'an District.
In 1845, the bishop of the American Episcopal Church,W. J. Boone, bought an area inHongkew to create real estates in Shanghai to build a church. Later, Boone proposed to develop an American settlement, and in 1848, theShanghai County approved the proposal. On 25 June 1863, American consulGeorge Seward signed an agreement with the head of Shanghai County, Huang Fang (黃芳), to create the American Concession in Shanghai, which also confirmed the boundary of the area.[1] On 21 September 1863, the American area was merged with the British as theShanghai International Settlement.
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