Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet
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Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet
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Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet, was a British diplomat and official in the Qing Chinese government, serving as the second Inspector-General of China's Imperial Maritime Custom Service (IMCS) from 1863 to 1911. Beginning as a student interpreter in the consular service, he arrived in China at the age of 19 and resided there for 54 years, except for two short leaves in 1866 and 1874. Hart was the most important and most influential Westerner in Qing dynasty China. According to Jung Chang, he transfo
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British official in Qing service (1835–1911)
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