Bowring Treaty
| Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Siam | |
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The original document, with decorated cover | |
| Type | Treaty |
| Signed | 18 April 1855 |
| Location | Bangkok, Siam |
| Parties | |
| Language | Thai and English |
| Full text | |
| Bowring Treaty at Wikisource | |
The Bowring Treaty was a treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Siam on 18 April 1855. The treaty had the primary effect of liberalising foreign trade in Siam, and was signed by five Siamese plenipotentiaries (amongst them Wongsa Dhiraj Snid, one of the King's half-brothers) and Sir John Bowring, the British envoy and colonial governor of Hong Kong.