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End of opium war

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The Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing) ended the first Opium War on August 29th 1842.

During the second Opium War the Treaties of Tianjin and Aigun ended the first part but shortly after the war continued because the Xianfeng Emperor was persuaded to resist the West by his ministers. The June 1858 Treaty of Tianjin was finally ratified in October 1860.

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The treaty of Nanking ended the war in 1842.

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The British won the war against Qing Dynasty in China and therefore from the provisions of the Treaty of Nanjing, they gained control of Hong Kong and they continued to sell opium in China.

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When did opium war happen?

There were 2 Opium Wars, the First Opium War was from 1839-1842 the Second Opium War was from 1856-1860


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How many times have Britain and China gone to war?

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Given the Chinese wish to end the opium trade how could Britain defend its role in the opium war?

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