The British East India Company opens its…

1708 CE to 1719 CE

The British East India Company opens its first trading office in Canton, China and begins importing opium.

Locations
Canton > Guangzhou Guangdong (Kwangtung) China View →

Groups
Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → East India Company, British (United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies) View →

Commodities
Narcotics View →

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Commerce View → Products View →

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