ID: 901001460 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001460	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Second Opium War (Chinese-European history, 1856-1860)

Note: The Second Opium War (1856-1860) was fought by Britain and France against China for trading privileges. The war culminated with the British capturing Beijing, and plundering the emperor's palace. The result was the Beijing Convention, signed later in the year.

Display Date: 1856-1860

Names:

	Second Opium War (Chinese-European history, 1856-1860) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Arrow War (Chinese-European history, 1856-1860) (English,U,P)
	Anglo-French War in China (Chinese-European history, 1856-1860) (English,U,A)

Hierarchical Position:

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

Other Relationships:

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

	located in .... China
	..... ULAN Candidate

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

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

	actor is .... France
	..... ULAN Candidate

Sources:

	Second Opium War (Chinese-European history, 1856-1860)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Arrow War (Chinese-European history, 1856-1860)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Anglo-French War in China (Chinese-European history, 1856-1860)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 22 September 2016