The Austro-Hungarian concession of Tianjin (Chinese: 天津奥租界; pinyin: Tiānjīn ào zūjiè, German: österreichisch-ungarische Konzession, Hungarian: Osztrák–magyar tiencsini koncesszió) was a territory (concession) in the Chinese city of Tientsin occupied by Austria-Hungary between 1902 and 1920.

Austria-Hungary is not commonly considered a proper colonial power. Nevertheless, it actively participated in the imperialistic trend permeating European societies and states in the late nineteenth century. After the Petz expedition (1867–1869), it obtains the tools of informal imperialism in China.

4 天之前 · 奧匈帝國 （德語： Österreich-Ungarn； 匈牙利語： Ausztria-Magyarország）是歐洲歷史上的一個 立憲制 二元君主國，是由 內萊塔尼亞 （即奧地利部份）和 外萊塔尼亞 （即匈牙利部份）共同組成，其創立的法理依據來自《1867年奧匈折衷方案》，1918年於 第一次世界大戰 中戰敗而 解體。 奧匈帝國的皇室為 哈布斯堡王朝，其憲法也明確將奧地利和匈牙利定義為兩個平等的 主權國家，但國際社會普遍視奧匈為同一國。 奧匈兩國的地方政府在立法、司法、行政、海 …

2023年12月14日 · Even though a misguided belief that Austria-Hungary never possessed overseas colonies still pervades some minds, Michael Falser's latest book does much to uncover this surprisingly complex history of the Austro-Hungarian “micro-colony” in Tianjin (天津 Tientsin).

Géza Szuk, chief-engineer of the the Ganz factories visited China and Japan between July 1903 and February 1904, to study the economic, financial and technical conditions; this article is published from his pen. Szuk described the concession and to some extent the foreign presence in Tianjin as he has seen it.

Austria-Hungary was a dual monarchy in Central Europe that existed from 1867 to 1918, formed from the Austro-Hungarian Compromise. It was significant in the context of international relations and conflict, particularly during events like the Boxer Rebellion, where it played a role in the military interventions in China.

2024年4月2日 · A family of Jewish Hungarian entrepreneurs and philanthropists, the Shanghai Komors hailed from Austria-Hungary, living through the golden age and twilight period of Western imperialism in China.

Austria-Hungary is not commonly considered a proper colonial power. Nevertheless, it actively participated in the imperialistic trend permeating European societies and states in the late nineteenth century. After the Petz expedition (1867–1869), it obtains the tools of informal imperialism in China.

This article sheds light on the little known imperialism of Austria-Hungary in China, and on its consequences in the First World War. The setting up of its own “national” concession, while diarchic in theory, is the most visible symbol and result of this imperialism.

2023年12月14日 · In the opening pages of his richly documented book on the history of the Austro-Hungarian concession in Tianjin, Michael Falser recalls to what extent research on the European ‘concessions’ in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Chinese cities is currently both abundant and fragmented.