James Bruce Elgin, 8th1857
Appointed Special Envoy to China & Japan with power to make war & peace
Great Britain · Government / Peelite Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Appointed Special Envoy to China & Japan with power to make war & peace
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