British sea captains, to circumvent the official…

1792 CE to 1803 CE

British sea captains, to circumvent the official Chinese ban on opium, bribe Canton's mandarins and smuggle the chests into southern China where the Bengal brands command twice the price of the inferior local products.

British India is thus assured of prosperity and China of a stable opium supply.

Locations
Canton > Guangzhou Guangdong (Kwangtung) China View →

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

Commodities
Narcotics View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Products View →

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