The Treaty of Nanking was the peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–1842) between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the first of what the Chinese later termed the "unequal treaties".

2024年12月11日 · Treaty of Nanjing, (August 29, 1842) treaty that ended the first Opium War, the first of the unequal treaties between China and foreign imperialist powers. China paid the British an indemnity, ceded the territory of Hong Kong, and agreed to …

The Treaty of Nanking (Nánjīng Tiáoyuē) is the agreement which marked the end of the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and China. It was signed on August 29, 1842, aboard the British warship HMS Cornwallis in Nanjing (then known as "Nanking").

NANKING, TREATY OF. Signed aboard the deck of the HMS Cornwallis on 29 August 1842 by British plenipotentiary Sir Henry Pottinger (1789–1856) and Qing dynasty (1644–1911) imperial clansman Qiying (d. 1856), the Treaty of Nanking concluded the First Opium War, the Sino-British conflict of 1839–1942. Although it was provisional in nature ...

Under the Treaty of Nanking, signed on August 29, 1842, China agreed to open the five ports requested (Canton, Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo, and Shanghai), pay an indemnity of 20 million silver dollars, abolish the Cohong monopoly that hitherto had controlled trade in and through Canton, and adhere to a fixed schedule of customs duties.

2011年8月30日 · The Treaty of Nanking or Treaty of Nanjing, signed 29 August 1842, was the unequal treaty which marked the end of the First Opium War between the British and Qing Empires of 1839â??42. The treaties forced China to lower its tariffs.

2024年5月4日 · Treaty of Peace, Friendship, and Commerce Between Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and the Emperor of China (1842) The Treaty of Nanking was signed in Nanking on 29 August 1842 between the British and Chinese delegation. Ratifications were exchanged in Hong Kong on 26 June 1843.

The Treaty of Nanking established a troubling precedent for future foreign interventions in China by demonstrating how Western powers could exploit military victories to impose unequal agreements. Subsequent treaties built on this framework allowed for increased foreign control over trade and territorial concessions, fundamentally altering ...

2024年10月13日 · The Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing) was the peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–1842) between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. In the wake of China's military defeat, with British warships poised to attack Nanjing, British and Chinese officials negotiated on board HMS Cornwallis anchored at the city.

2024年3月18日 · The Treaty of Nanking was a turning point in China’s history, opening the country to Western influence and setting the stage for further encroachments by foreign powers. It highlighted the weaknesses of the Qing Dynasty and exposed China’s inability to …