Treaty of Nanking
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The Treaty of Nanjing was the peace treaty which ended the First Opium War between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the second of what the Chinese later termed the
Signing of the treaty on board HMS Cornwallis
HMS Cornwallis and the British squadron in Nanjing, saluting the conclusion of the treaty
Treaty of Nanking Historical Materials Exhibition Hall in modern Nanjing
First Opium War
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The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and Qing China between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chine
Treaty of Nanking
…The Treaty of Nanjing was the peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–1842) between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the second of what the Chinese later termed the unequal…
The East India Company steamship Nemesis (right background) destroying war junks during the Second Battle of Chuenpi, 7 January 1841
View of Guangzhou with merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company, c. 1665
View of the European factories in Guangzhou
Chinese opium smokers