Second Anglo-Chinese War

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The Second Anglo-Chinese War, also known as the Second Opium War (1856–1860), was a conflict in which Britain and France forced Qing China to grant expanded trade rights, legal concessions, and territorial privileges through military defeat and unequal treaties.

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instanceOf 19th-century war ⓘ
Opium War ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Anglo-French War in China ⓘ
Arrow War ⓘ
Second Opium War ⓘ
belligerent French Empire ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
commandedBy Charles Cousin-Montauban ⓘ
James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin ⓘ
Sengge Rinchen ⓘ
consequence cession of Kowloon Peninsula south of Boundary Street to Britain ⓘ
freedom of movement for Christian missionaries in China ⓘ
indemnity payments by Qing government to Britain and France ⓘ
legalization of opium import into China ⓘ
opening of additional Chinese ports to foreign trade ⓘ
right of foreign legations to reside in Beijing ⓘ
endDate 1860 ⓘ
hasCause Arrow incident ⓘ
British desire to expand treaty port system in China ⓘ
Frustration with Qing restrictions on foreign diplomats ⓘ
Murder of French missionary Auguste Chapdelaine ⓘ
Western demand for expanded trade rights in China ⓘ
historicalImpact contributed to rise of Chinese anti-foreign sentiment ⓘ
deepened the Century of Humiliation narrative in Chinese history ⓘ
further weakened Qing sovereignty ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Qing dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Guangxu era
location Beijing ⓘ
China ⓘ
Dagu Forts ⓘ
linked to: Humen Forts

Guangzhou ⓘ
Pearl River Delta ⓘ
Qing Empire ⓘ
linked to: Qing dynasty

Tianjin ⓘ
notableEvent Anglo-French march on Beijing ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Peking

capture of Guangzhou by Anglo-French forces ⓘ
first battle of the Taku (Dagu) Forts ⓘ
looting and burning of the Old Summer Palace ⓘ
second battle of the Taku (Dagu) Forts ⓘ
opponent French Empire ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
partOf Western imperial expansion in East Asia ⓘ
unequal treaties system in China ⓘ
relatedTo First Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Chinese War

Treaty of Nanking ⓘ
result Anglo-French victory ⓘ
defeat of Qing dynasty ⓘ
imposition of unequal treaties on China ⓘ
increased foreign influence in China ⓘ
startDate 1856 ⓘ
treaty Convention of Peking ⓘ
Treaty of Aigun (context of related concessions to Russia) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Aigun

Treaty of Tientsin ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Highland Brigade → conflict → Second Anglo-Chinese War ⓘ
Zeng Guofan → battle → Second Opium War (indirect involvement in defense and reconstruction) ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Prince Gong → event → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin → notableEvent → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
British informal empire in China → strengthenedBy → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Long Corridor of the Summer Palace → rebuiltAfter → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Summer Palace → rebuiltAfter → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Marble Boat of the Summer Palace → damagedIn → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Garden of Perfect Brightness → destroyedDuring → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Thomas Francis Wade → participantIn → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Andrew H. Foote → conflict → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Charles Rigault de Genouilly → notableFor → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Charles Rigault de Genouilly → conflict → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Humen Forts → usedDuring → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Weiyuan Fort → conflict → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Bocca Tigris → conflict → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Sir Frederick Richards → conflict → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Yizhu → notableEvent → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Arrow War → hasAlias → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Arrow War → hasAlias → Anglo-French War in China ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Palmerston ministry → involvedInConflict → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
History of China → includesEvent → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Changzhou Island → historicalEvent → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Charles George Gordon → conflict → Second Opium War ⓘ
subject linked to: Chinese Gordon
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Second Anglo-Chinese War → alsoKnownAs → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Second Anglo-Chinese War → alsoKnownAs → Anglo-French War in China ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley → conflict → Second Opium War ⓘ
subject linked to: Garnet
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Xiang Army → participatedIn → Second Opium War (late phase, internal security) ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War
Yixin → roleInEvent → Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to: Second Anglo-Chinese War