Destruction of opium at Humen begins on…

June 1839 CE

Destruction of opium at Humen begins on June 3, providing a casus belli for Britain to open a war against Qing Dynasty China.

A rapid rise in the sale of opium in China will result in over forty thousand chests (about 56,000 kilograms [one hundred and twenty-three pound]) per annum.

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Humen, the Guangdong China View →

People
Daoguang Emperor View → Lin Zexu View →

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Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty View → India, East India Company rule in View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → France, constitutional monarchy of View →

Topics
Opium War, First View →

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Strategic metals View → Narcotics View →

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Commerce View → Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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