Inksja

Inksja, also known as Yan Shiying, was the Hong merchant active in Canton trade in the 18th century. As the second son of Texia, he inherited his father’s business, the Taihe Hang. He was involved in business transactions with the English, Dutch and Danish East India Companies. As a businessman, Inksja enjoyed a reputation of courageousness and resoluteness man, “to whom all the companies with which he worked accorded great credit.” However, in the later period his business suffered losses and went bankrupt in 1779. Unable to repay his debts, Inksja was exiled to Yili in distant regions of western China along with Kousia, another indebted merchant.