Howqua
✓ Source-basedfallingChinese businessman (1769-1843)
Business ProfessionalsLived 1769 to 1843 · aged 74
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Wu Bingjian, 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.
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About this person
Category
Business Professionals
Type
Business Professional
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1769 to 1843 · aged 74
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