What was the result of 'Opium War' (1837 -42)?
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The British East India Company was making profits by exchanging opium for tea in China. When Chinese authorities tried to obstruct this traffic, Britain waged the Opium War (1839-1842) and through the treaty of Nanjing forced them to allow trade and to cede the island of Hong Kong. In the painting the mandarin called Li is ordering the destruction of 20,291 bales of opium.
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★ The British started to grow opium in India and sold it in China.
★ By 1800 the importation of opium was Forbidden by the Chinese government. It resulted in opium Wars.
★ Two opium Wars were fought in 1832 and 1848.
★ China was defeated and was compelled to open more ports to western powers.
★ It led to the exploitation of China by western powers.
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