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The Second Opium War and the End of the Taiping Civil War
Season 1
Episode 4
Published 6 years, 8 months ago
Description
The episode wraps up the events of the Taiping Revolution (1850-1864) and also deals with the events and outcome of the Second Opium War (1856-1860). The Qing Dynasty is weakened and the British, French, American and Russian powers extract new unequal treaties. Then the British help the Qing to put down a peasant-based revolution.