The History of China

Chris Stewart

A journey through the 5000 years of history documented by one of the world's oldest continuous civilizations. For all the episodes for free, as well as additional content, please subscribe and/or visit http://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com.

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The History of China

Episodes (370)

Mon Feb 9th #319 - Opium War 4: Peddling the Drug Peddlers' War
Sun Feb 1st #318 - Opium War 3: Up In Smoke
Jan 31st To: Queen Victoria, From: Lin Zexu (1839)

The History of China

Feb 9, 2026
42½ minutes
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Britain and China both saw the opium crisis clearly enough to know it would end in disaster. Each believed it understood the situation, and the other, well enough to keep events from spinning out of control. And yet... it happened anyway. Time Period Covered: Late 1839 – April 1840 Major Historical Figures: The Qing Empire: The Daoguang Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Minning) [r. 1820–1850] Lin Zexu, Imperial Commissioner and Governor-General of Huguang [1785–1850] The British Empire: Queen Victoria [r. 1837–1901] Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Foreign Secretary [1784–1865] Charles Elliot, Chief Superinten...

The History of China

#319 - Opium War 4: Peddling the Drug Peddlers' War

Chris Stewart

00:00 -41:39