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Queen Victoria’s Dog Was Stolen from Chinese Emperor and Mockingly Called ‘Looty’

March 8th, 2023 Awake Goy
Portrait of Looty the Pekingese lion dog, commissioned by Queen Victoria and painted by Friedrich Wilhelm Keyl. Source: Public domain

What at first glance appears to be an unexceptional dog, actually started out its life in the household of the Chinese emperor before being looted by the English during their sacking of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing.

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