China 19th - 20th century

beginning of Qing Dynesty

Jan 1, 1644

Qing Dynesty

China rejects British trade

Jan 1, 1793

Opium: The Downfall of Imperial China

Introduction of Opium in China by the British

Jan 1, 1825

First Opium War

Jan 1, 1839

1839 - 1842

Nanjing treaty

Jan 1, 1842

Treaty between China and Britain to end the first Opium war - "Unequal Treat" - China was forced to agree to open up new ports for trade, and to surrender the island of Hong Kong.

Second Opium War

Jan 1, 1856

1856 untill 1858

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Jun 4, 1989

Taiping uprising

May 1, 2850

1850 - 1864