Howqua
Howqua | |
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Portrait by George Chinnery, 1830 | |
| Born | Wu Bingjian 1769 |
| Died | 4 September 1843 (age 75) Guangzhou, China |
| Known for | Founding of the E-wo hong |
| Children | At least five, and adopted John Murray Forbes. |
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| Chinese | 伍秉鑑 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 浩官 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wu Bingjian (Chinese: 伍秉鑑; 1769 – 4 September 1843), trading as "Houqua" and better known in the West as "Howqua" or "Howqua II", was a hong merchant in the Thirteen Factories, head of the E-wo hong and leader of the Canton Cohong. He was once the richest man in the world.