Wu Bingjian (Chananci: 伍秉鑑; 1769 – 4 September 1843) [1], yana kasuwanci da suna "Houqua" [2]kuma an fi sanin shi a Turai da suna "Howqua" ko "Howqua II", [a] [3]ɗan kasuwa ne na Hong a cikin masana'antu goma sha uku (Thirteen Factories), shugaban Ewo (hong) kuma shugaban Canton Cohong. Ya taba zama wanda yafi kowa arziki a duniya.[4][5][6][7]

Howqua
Rayuwa
Cikakken suna 伍秉鑑
Haihuwa Fujian (en) Fassara, 1769
ƙasa Qing dynasty (en) Fassara
Mutuwa Guangzhou, 4 Satumba 1843
Ƴan uwa
Mahaifi Howqua Ⅰ
Yara
Sana'a
Sana'a Ɗan kasuwa

Tarihin Rayuwa

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Hokkien daga zuriyar mahaifinsa da zuriyarsa daga Quanzhou, Wu an san shi a yankunan Turai da suna Howqua, kamar yadda mahaifinsa, Wu Guorong, wanda ya kafa kasuwancin iyali ko hong. Sunan "Howqua" romanization ne, a cikin harshensa na Hokkien, na sunan kasuwancin da ya yi ciniki a ƙarƙashinsa, "浩官" (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hō-koaⁿ)[8]. Ya samu arziƙin kasuwanci tsakanin Sin da daular Burtaniya a tsakiyar karni na 19 a lokacin yakin Opium na farko. Watakila mutumin da ya fi kowa arziki a kasar Sin a karni na goma sha tara, Howqua shi ne babban jami'in dillalan hong a Canton, daya daga cikin 'yan kalilan da aka ba da izinin yin cinikin siliki da lankwasa da baki. A cikin wata gobara ta 1822 wadda ta kone da yawa daga cikin gungun, [9]azurfar da ta narke da ake zargin ta yi wani ɗan rafi kusan mil biyu a tsayi.[10][11]

Bayan Yaƙin Opium, dangin Howqua da layin kasuwanci sun ragu da sauri. A cikin 1891, gidan kasuwancin Amurka wanda ke kula da zuba jari na duniya na Howqua, Russell & Company, ya rushe. Zuriyar Howqua yanzu sun zama gama gari[12]. Abin da ya kasance babban katafaren gida mai kyau ga dangin Howqua yanzu ba shi da wata alama a wata unguwa matalauta a yankin Honam.[13]

Wadanda suka kafa manyan kamfanoni a lokacin da suka hada da James Matheson, William Jardine, Samuel Russell da Abiel Abbot Low duk suna da kusanci da Howqua. Hotunan Howqua da aka sanye a cikin rigunansa har yanzu suna rataye a gidajen Salem da Newport da 'yan kasuwar Amurka suka gina suna godiya da taimakonsa.

Manazarta

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