ID: 901001459 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001459	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	First Opium War (Chinese-European history, 1839-1942)

Note: First Opium War (1839-1842) was fought between China and Britain, in response to Britain's illegal importing of opium into China from India, causing widespread addiction. The resulting defeat at the hands of the British led to the Treaty of Nanjing, which ceded Hong Kong to the British.

Display Date: 1839-1842

Names:

	First Opium War (Chinese-European history, 1839-1942) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Opium War (Chinese-European history, 1839-1942) (English,U,P)
	第一次鴉片戰爭 (Chinese-European history, 1839-1942) (Chinese-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<European history> (P)
		........Opium Wars (Chinese-European history, 1839-1842; 1856-1860) (P)
		............First Opium War (Chinese-European history, 1839-1942) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... war
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	actor is .... China
	..... ULAN Candidate

	actor is .... Britain
	..... ULAN Candidate

Sources:

	First Opium War (Chinese-European history, 1839-1942)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Opium War (Chinese-European history, 1839-1942)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85024090; accessed 22 September 2016
	第一次鴉片戰爭 (Chinese-European history, 1839-1942)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Opium_War

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Opium Wars"; accessed 22 September 2016