mar 18, 1839 - Opium wars
Description:
Opium Wars, two armed conflicts in China in the mid-19th century between the forces of Western countries and of the Qing dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 to 1911/12. The first Opium War (1839–42) was fought between China and Britain. First Anglo-Chinese Opium War ends withChina ceding Hong Kong Island to Britain in perpetuity under
Treaty of Nanking.
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Date:
mar 18, 1839
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~ 186 years ago