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Treaty of Nanjing

Took place on August 29, 1842

184

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The 185th anniversary falls on August 29, 2027, in 308 days.

The Treaty of Nanjing was the peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–1842) between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842.

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