Second Anglo-Chinese War

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19th-century war Opium War war

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Second Opium War	8
Second Opium War (indirect involvement in defense and reconstruction)	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century war ⓘ Opium War ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Anglo-French War in China NERFINISHED ⓘ Arrow War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Opium War NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
commandedBy	Charles Cousin-Montauban NERFINISHED ⓘ James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin NERFINISHED ⓘ Sengge Rinchen NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagu Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ Guangzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tianjin NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	Anglo-French march on Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ capture of Guangzhou by Anglo-French forces ⓘ first battle of the Taku (Dagu) Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ looting and burning of the Old Summer Palace ⓘ second battle of the Taku (Dagu) Forts NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Western imperial expansion in East Asia ⓘ unequal treaties system in China ⓘ
relatedTo	First Opium War NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Nanking NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Aigun (context of related concessions to Russia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Tientsin NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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 Anglo-Chinese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Opium War (indirect involvement in defense and reconstruction)

Prince Gong → event → Second Anglo-Chinese War ⓘ