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    The Opium Wars (simplified Chinese: 鸦片战争; traditional Chinese: 鴉片戰爭; pinyin: Yāpiàn zhànzhēng) were two conflicts waged between China and Western powers...
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    The First Opium War (Chinese: 第一次鴉片戰爭; pinyin: Dìyīcì yāpiàn zhànzhēng), also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought...
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    China. It was the second major conflict in the Opium Wars, which were fought over the right to import opium to China, and resulted in a second defeat for...
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    Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum. Approximately...
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    history of opium in China began with the use of opium for medicinal purposes during the 7th century. In the 17th century the practice of mixing opium with tobacco...
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  • The Opium Wars refer to the mid-1800s conflicts between Western powers and China including the First Opium War (1839–1842) and the Second Opium War (1856–1860)...
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  • The Opium War (鸦片战争) is a 1997 Chinese historical epic film directed by Xie Jin. The winner of the 1997 Golden Rooster and 1998 Hundred Flowers Awards...
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  • International Trade Law Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652–1784) Opium Wars (1839–1860) Japan–Korea disputes (1876–1945) Banana Wars (1898–1934) Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act...
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    Pacific Foundation of. "The Opium Wars in China". Asia Pacific Curriculum. Retrieved 7 September 2023. "First Opium War". Historic UK. Retrieved 7 September...
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    The 1967 Opium War took place in northwestern Laos between February and August 1967; actual fighting took place from 29 July to 1 August 1967. A mule...
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    in the wars to extend British control in India (the Mysore, Maratha and Sikh wars) and beyond (the Burma, Afghan, First and Second Opium Wars, and the...
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    The destruction of opium at Humen began on 3 June 1839 and involved the destruction of 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) of illegal opium seized from British traders...
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    Afghanistan has long had a history of opium poppy cultivation and harvest. As of 2021, Afghanistan's harvest produces more than 90% of illicit heroin...
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    the outbreak of opium wars. When the wars ended, the British signed treaties with China, promising the trade of opium. After this, opium trading was common...
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    An opium den was an establishment in which opium was sold and smoked. Opium dens were prevalent in many parts of the world in the 19th century, most notably...
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  • Legal cultivation of opium for medicinal purposes is carried out in India, only in selected areas, under free licensing conditions. India is the world's...
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    of the Opium Wars in China, which inevitably led to the forced legalisation of opium in 1890. Between 1890 and 1891 the amount of legal opium imported...
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    its former use. An exhibition in Chinese recounts the history of the Opium Wars and the forts' role in them. Unrestored forts are visible to its north...
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    Chinese: 虎門林則徐紀念館)is a Chinese museum dedicated to the Lin Zexu and the Opium Wars. The museum is located in Humen Town, Guangdong Province. Built in 1957...
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    Imperial Russia was a participant of the Chinese Opium Wars, more specifically in the second war which occurred in 1856-1860. Russia played a role of...
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  • in the real-world history of Chinese wars and adding a fantasy drug element inspired by the Opium Wars, The war between Rin's country of Nikan and Mugen...
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  • like the Indian Wars, the Cold War (including the Korean War and the Vietnam War), and the War on Terror (including the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan...
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    rate, soon leading to fiscal crisis. Following China's defeat in the Opium Wars, Western colonial powers forced the Qing government to sign unequal treaties...
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    the opium poppy or breadseed poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy...
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  • 1839–1860 Opium Wars: First Opium War (1839–1842) and Second Opium War (1856–1860) 1894–1945 Sino-Japanese wars 1902-1932 Unification Wars of Arabia 1920–present...
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  • 13-nation International Opium Commission was held in Shanghai, in response to increasing criticism of the opium trade and to the Opium Wars. A few years later...
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    is completely without controversy. Palmerston's leadership during the Opium Wars was questioned and denounced by other prominent statesmen such as William...
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  • Opium in China may refer to: History of opium in China Opium Wars, the mid-1800s conflicts between Western powers and China including: the First Opium...
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    Lin Zexu (category People of the First Opium War)
    First Opium War of 1839–42. He was from Fuzhou, Fujian Province. Lin's forceful opposition to the opium trade was a primary catalyst for the First Opium War...
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    Nanking, which ended the First Opium War with Britain in 1842. Keying was sent to negotiate again in 1858 to settle the Arrow War with Britain and France, but...
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