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East India Company was established
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The Manchus found Qing Dynasty
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Merchants in Canton formed a group of trade guides called Cohong for foreign trading that foreign merchants could only trade with them in Canton Hong.
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Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne
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Opium was declared contraband by Emperor Yongzheng
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Emperor Qianglong ascended the throne
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Qing Dynasty imposed the Canton Hong system, restricting all the foreign merchants to trade at Canton Hong during trading seasons between October and March
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The first Industrial Revolution in Britain increased the silk and fabric demand from China
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King George III ascended throne of England.
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Treaty of Paris was signed, and Britain’s dominated most colonies outside Europe.
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Britain started to export opium to China
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The British East India Company and British government dispatched Lord George Macartney as an ambassador to China for developing trade and diplomatic relations with the Qing Empire, where he remained until 1794.
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McCartney presented a letter from George III to Emperor Qianlong, seeking to secure diplomatic relations and improved trade conditions with Qing China.
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The government of Qing dynasty officially passed out a policy to prohibit the trade and production of opium drug.
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Emperor Jiaqing ascended the throne
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King George III died
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Emperor Daoguang ascended the throne
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Chinese government appointed an imperial commissioner, Lin Zexu to manage the conflict and smuggle problems in Canton.
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The First Opium War began.
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The Treaty of Nanking was signed between the United Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty of China. China lost in the war.
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The Second Opium War began.
