First Opium War

The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chinese enforcement of their ban on the opium trade by seizing private opium stocks from mainly British merchants at Guangzhou and threatening to impose the death penalty for future offenders. Despite the opium ban, the British government supported the merchants' demand for compensation for seized goods, and insisted on the principles of free trade and equal diplomatic recognition with China. Opium was Britain's single most profitable commodity trade of the 19th century. After months of tensions between the two states, the Royal Navy launched an expedition in June 1840, which ultimately defeated the Chinese using technologically superior ships and weapons by August 1842. The British then imposed the Treaty of Nanking, which forced China to increase foreign trade, give compensation, and cede Hong Kong Island to the British. Consequently, the opium trade continued in China. Twentieth-century nationalists considered 1839 the start of a century of humiliation, and many historians consider it the beginning of modern Chinese history.

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Anglo-Chinese War; First Opium War, First Anglo-Chinese War
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1853 Western Expedition

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1926 — 1928 Northern Expedition

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1950 Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Longquan

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1950 — 1951 Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern Guangdong

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1951 Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Western Guangxi

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1125 — 1300 Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty

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1268 — 1301 Kaidu–Kublai War

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1314 — 1318 Esen Buqa–Ayurbarwada War

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98th Foot at Chinkiang

Chinese junk flag

Toong-Koo encampment

Chinese scroll of the Nemesis

清 佚名 《清宣宗道光皇帝朝服像》

Sale of plunder at Shang-hae

Canton from the Heights

Chin-keang-foo & Golden Island

Document relating to the Anglo-Chinese War. Wellcome L0020851

British Encampment on Irgao-Shan

• 鸦片战争史画 - , Traditional Chinese, 1942

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event	armed conflict		Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1039	Rebellion of the Three Guards	rebellion, triad	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1853	Western Expedition	military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Asian and Pacific Theatre of World War I	theater of war	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1926	Northern Expedition	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1949	Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern China	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1949	Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northwestern China	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1950	Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Longquan	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1950	Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Northern Guangdong	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1951	Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Western Guangxi	military campaign	Wikidata
event	war	1125	Jurchen campaigns against the Song dynasty	war	Wikidata
event	war	1268	Kaidu–Kublai War	war, Yuan dynasty, Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, House of Ögedei, Chagatai Khanate	Wikidata
event	war	1314	Esen Buqa–Ayurbarwada War	war, Yuan dynasty, Ilkhanate, Chagatai Khanate	Wikidata
event	war	1839	First Opium War	war, Qing dynasty, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	war	1839	Opium Wars	France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, state crime, Qing Dynasty Governor, series of wars	Wikidata
commons	image		98th Foot at Chinkiang		Commons
commons	image		Chinese junk flag		Commons
commons	image		Toong-Koo encampment		Commons
commons	image		Chinese scroll of the Nemesis		Commons
commons	image		清 佚名 《清宣宗道光皇帝朝服像》		Commons
commons	image		Sale of plunder at Shang-hae		Commons
commons	image		Canton from the Heights		Commons
commons	image		Chin-keang-foo & Golden Island		Commons
commons	image		Document relating to the Anglo-Chinese War. Wellcome L0020851		Commons
commons	image		British Encampment on Irgao-Shan		Commons