American Concession (Shanghai)
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The American Concession or Settlement was a foreign enclave (a "concession") within present-day Shanghai which existed from around 1848 until its unification with the city's British area to form the Shanghai International Settlement in 1863.
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American Concession in Shanghai | |||||||||
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Foreign Enclave | |||||||||
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• Disestablished | 21 September 1863 | ||||||||
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The concession was located north of the Suzhou River and west of the Huangpu River, in what are today parts of Hongkou District and Jing'an District.