The Treaty of Nanking, an unequal treaty …
Years: 1842 - 1842
August
The Treaty of Nanking, an unequal treaty between Britain and Qing dynasty China, ends the First Opium War on August 29, 1842, and establishes Hong Kong as a British colony until 1997.
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- Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty
- United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- France, constitutional monarchy of
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony of
