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Britain gaining control over the island of Hong Kong.

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.

Thanks anjali & muthu for your information.

Thanks satish singh ffor giving me a gk.

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.

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.

Actually the Britain after occupying India. They thought to get control over china so that they will become a super power the kingdom that has no sunset.

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.

Now when did the war took place? 1839 or 1842?

1839 the war took place.