The Opium Wars and Treaty Port Expansion in China (1839–1860)

1. Lin Zexu destroys seized opium at Humen

   Jun 3, 1839Labels: Lin Zexu, Humen

   • Britannica
   • Humen opium

2. Naval clash at the First Battle of Chuenpi

   Nov 3, 1839Labels: First Battle, Pearl River

   • Chuenpi
   • Britannica

3. Convention of Chuenpi cedes Hong Kong (provisional)

   Jan 20, 1841Labels: Convention of, Charles Elliot

   • History com
   • Qishan

4. Treaty of Nanjing ends the First Opium War

   Aug 29, 1842Labels: Treaty of, Nanjing

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

5. Treaty of the Bogue expands legal privileges

   Oct 8, 1843Labels: Treaty of, Extraterritoriality

   • Britannica
   • Bogue

6. Treaty of Wanghia extends treaty-port model to US

   Jul 1, 1844Labels: Treaty of, United States

   • Britannica
   • Britannica China

7. Treaty of Whampoa brings France into treaty-port order

   Oct 24, 1844Labels: Treaty of, France

   • Whampoa
   • Britannica China

8. Arrow Incident provides spark for the Second Opium War

   Oct 8, 1856Labels: Arrow Incident, Guangzhou

   • MIT VC
   • Second War

9. Anglo-French forces capture Guangzhou (Canton)

   Dec 1, 1857Labels: Guangzhou, Anglo-French expedition

   • History Today
   • Second War

10. Treaties of Tianjin open new ports and diplomatic access

    Jun 26, 1858Labels: Treaties of, Tianjin

    • History Today
    • Treaty text

11. Old Summer Palace burned after allied capture of Beijing

    Oct 18, 1860Labels: Old Summer, Beijing

    • ChiCulture
    • History com

12. Convention of Peking ratifies Tianjin terms and expands treaty system

    Oct 24, 1860Labels: Convention of, Kowloon

    • Peking
    • Second War