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Lin Zexu arrives in Canton to end opium trade

1839 · importance 2/5 · ai_extracted

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The Ascent of Money whole source · open book
On 10 March 1839 an imperial official named Lin Zexu arrived in Canton under orders from the Daoguang Emperor to stamp out the trade once and for all.

chapter: 6: From Empire to Chimerica

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Start date (EDTF) 1839 End date (EDTF, empty for a point event)

1914 · 1914-07-28 · -0489 (490 BCE) · 1930~ (circa) · 19XX (century) · 197X (decade)

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