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Original source entry:
埃爾金 埃尔金 [Ai1 er3 jin1] /James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China who ordered the looting and destruction of the Old Winter Palace Yuanmingyuan 圓明園|圆明园 in 1860/Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1801-1810/Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.
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