Second Opium War
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The Second Opium War, also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War or Arrow War, was fought between the United Kingdom and France against the Qing dynasty of China between 1856 and 1860. It was the seco
Palikao's bridge, on the evening of the Battle of Palikao, by Émile Bayard
The Illustrated London News print of the steamship Ly-ee-moon, built for the opium trade, c. 1859
The execution of the Paris Foreign Missions Society missionary Auguste Chapdelaine was the official cause of the French involvement in the Second Opium War.
The capture of Ye Mingchen after the fall of Canton
Qing dynasty
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The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, also known as the Qing Empire or Qing China, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia which existed from 1636/164
Second Opium War
…traditional Chinese: 第二次鴉片戰爭), also known as the Second Anglo-Chinese War or Arrow War, was fought between the United Kingdom and France against the Qing dynasty of China between 1856 and 1860. It was the second major conflict in the Opium Wars, which were fought over the right to import opium to China, and…
Manchu cavalry charging Ming infantry at the 1619 Battle of Sarhū
Coins of Hong Taiji in Manchu script
Dorgon (1612–1650)
Qing expansion and conquest of the Ming