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NB I have edited the Pinyin pronunciation of this name, in which the last character is "tāo" (not táo) -- any doubter can confirm this, as I did, with reference to an authoritative dictionary such as Hanyu dacidian.

Alternative spellings of his name

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These need to be added. For example, Illustrated London News, October 13 1877, page 362: "Kuo-Ta-Jin, the Ambassador Extraordinary from the Emperor of China, has replied to an address sent to him from a meeting representing the Society of Friends held in London a month ago".