write the reason for opium war?
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The Opium Wars were two wars in the mid-19th century involving Great Qing and the British Government and concerned their imposition of trade of opium upon China, thus compromising China's territorial sovereignty and economic power for almost a century.
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Hi friend________,
★ 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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