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The Qing emperor agreed to recieve an ambassador from England.
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It took a few decades for opium smoking to catch on, but by 1835, as many as 12 million Chinese people were addicted to the drug.
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An open clash between the British and the Chinese. The battles took place mostly at sea.
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By 1853, 1 million people had joined his rebel forces. That year, Hong captured the city of the Nanjing and declared it his capital. By 1864, they crushed the 14-year rebellion.
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The Dowager Express Cixi ruled China, with only one breif gap, from 1861 until 1908.
