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Treaty of Nanking

Treaty signed on 29 August 1842 ending the First Opium War: Hong Kong ceded, 21 million dollars to be paid.

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Dates
29 Aug 1842
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Q238262

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  • British government 29 Aug 1842 Primary record 1

    The Queen's plenipotentiary, Henry Pottinger, is described in the treaty as a Major General in the East India Company's service.

  • Qing imperial government 29 Aug 1842 Primary record 1

    The treaty names the Emperor and his High Commissioners as the other party.

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  1. 29 Aug 1842 Treaty of Nanking
  2. 29 Aug 1842 British government signed Treaty of Nanking
  3. 29 Aug 1842 Qing imperial government signed Treaty of Nanking
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  1. Treaty of Nanjing (Nanking), 1842, USC US-China Institute, 29 Aug 1842. Primary record
    HENRY POTTINGER, Bart., a Major General in the Service of the East India Company
    There shall henceforward be Peace and Friendship between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the Emperor of China
    being desirous of putting an end to the misunderstandings and consequent hostilities which have arisen between the two Countries
    at the Cities and Towns of Canton, Amoy, Foochow-fu, Ningpo, and Shanghai
    the Emperor of China agrees to abolish that practice in future at all Ports where British Merchants may reside
    any sums which may have been received by Her Majesty's combined Forces as Ransom for Cities and Towns in China
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