This mission’s leader claimed that it was rejected due to his failure to kowtow, marking the last time Europeans blamed China for something. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this 1793 British embassy whose overtures were largely rejected by the Qiánlóng (chen-long) emperor.
ANSWER: Macartney Embassy [or Macartney Mission; accept George Macartney]
[10h] The embassy was hosted by this legendarily corrupt official who acquired up to 1.1 million taels of silver. He was forced to commit suicide after his patron Qianlong abdicated.
ANSWER: Héshēn
[10e] Heshen has been considered emblematic of the corruption which led to the decline of this dynasty after the rule of Qianlong.
ANSWER: Qing Dynasty
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