American Concession (Shanghai)

American Concession in Shanghai
Foreign Enclave
1848–1863
Flag of American Concession
Flag
Emblem of American Concession
Emblem
History 
• Established
1848
• Disestablished
21 September 1863
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Shanghai County
Shanghai International Settlement

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.

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.

1884 map of Shanghai showing foreign concessions. From north to south: the American Concession (orange), the British Concession (blue), the French Concession (faded red), the Chinese part of the city (yellow).
Boundary Stone of the American Settlement in Shanghai.

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