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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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destruction of opium at Humen began on 3 June 1839, lasted for 23 days, and involved the destruction of 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) of illegal opium seized from...
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East India Company (section The Opium Wars)
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 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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Presidency armies (section Opium wars)
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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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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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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Taku Forts (section Second Opium War)
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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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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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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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 a 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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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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Papaver somniferum (redirect from Opium Poppy)
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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Congreve rocket (section Opium Wars)
Historical Survey" (PDF). AAS History Series. 30. Fay, Peter Ward (1975). The Opium War 1840–1842. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 260–263...
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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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Keying (official) (section Opium Wars)
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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Imperial Twilight (redirect from Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age)
Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age is a history book by Stephen R. Platt relating the events during the lead-up to the First Opium War of...
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invasions of Korea 1747–1793 Ten Great Campaigns 1839–1860 Opium Wars 1894–1945 Sino-Japanese Wars 1902-1932 Unification of Saudi Arabia 1920–present Kurdish...
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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (category War Office)
consequences for Britain. However, Palmerston's leadership during the Opium Wars was questioned and denounced by other prominent statesmen such as William...
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