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In 1842, the Treaty of Nanking-the first of what the Chinese later called the unequal treaties-granted an indemnity to Britain, the opening of five treaty ports, and the cession of Hong Kong Island, thereby ending the trade monopoly of the Canton System. The failure of the treaty to satisfy British goals of improved trade and diplomatic relations led to the Second Opium War (1856-60). The war is now considered in China as the beginning of modern Chinese history.

In 1842, the Treaty of Nanking-the first of what the Chinese later called the unequal treaties-granted opium trade.

This opium was sold to Chinese farmers which made them inefficient at work and addicted to opium.

So the angry Chinese king cancelled the treaty and threw all the opium in the sea this agitated english men who followed all rubbish rules of Chinese king n raged the war on 18 march 1942.

The First Sino-Japanese War (1 August 1894 - 17 April 1895) was fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea. After more than six months of continuous successes by Japanese army and naval forces and the loss of the Chinese port of Weihaiwei, the Qing leadership sued for peace in February 1895.

Anglo-Chinese War, the First Opium War was fought between the Chinese Qing Dynasty and the British. The war lasted for three years, beginning in 1839 and ending in 1842. It was a war that began due to the trading environment between the two countries and resulted with Britain gaining control over the island of Hong Kong.

It's Also known as First Opium War(1839-1842), fought between England and China for the rights of selling Opium in China. China was defeated and Manchu Emperor had to sign the Nanking Treaty in 1842 according to which England got control of five ports including the Canton Port and won Hong Kong.

The First War between China & Britain, also known as the Opium War and the Anglo-Chinese War, was fought between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty over their conflicting viewpoints on diplomatic relations, trade, and the administration of justice for foreign nationals in China.

The British used to sell the opium from Afghanistan which was a part of the earlier India. Chinese people began to exchange silver for opium which caused a stream of silver export to England. To curb this, the Chinese government declared war against British known as Opium war.

The First Anglo-Chinese War (1839-42), known popularly as the First Opium War,was fought between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Qing Dynasty of China, with the aim of securing economic benefits from trade in China.

It is also known as the first opium war. It was fought between China and Britain in China between 4 September 1839 to 29 August 1842 (2 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 4 days). British won and then the treaty of Nanking was signed.

The first Opium War (1839-42) was fought between China and Britain, and the second Opium War (1856-60) , also known as the Arrow War or the Anglo-French War in China, was fought by Britain and France against China.