The First Opium War

[@augustvonmackensen3902]

“The Opium Wars - when Britain went to war for the right to sell hard drugs in order earn money to pay for soft drugs“

[@ignitionfrn2223]

"When lives gives you cocaine, you trade it for tea" How British !!!

[@ihl0700677525]

Greek/Macedonian Empire (Alexander): Starting massive war to take revenge for the burning of Athens, then made up a bs childish reason to continue the war (i.e. to "reach the eastern end of the continent"). Roman Empire (Caesar): Attacking supposed allies and commiting genocide for no reason at all, probably just to enrich himself. Arab Empire & the Crusaders: Convert/submit, or die. Mongol Empire: Mass-murder everyone you know and burn your entire civilization to the ground because your monarch didn't treat a Mongol envoy nicely. Aztec Empire: Subjugate you and breed you like cattle, to be sacrificed to their gods. Russia, Mughal & Turkic/Ottoman Empire: Huh? Casus Beli? What's that? This land is ours, and you are now under our control because I said so. Spanish & Portuguese Empire: Give me your gold, your land, and then convert, or die. French empire (Napoleon): Took your land and give it to his incompetent brothers/subordinates/marshals. The Dutch & the British: Trade with us voluntarily, or we'll compel you to do so with force. American empire: DeMoCrAcY bAbY! YeEeHaW!

[@joeyr7294]

Lmao 💯🍻

[@treasuresnpain3567]

BS. A perfect example of the corruption of bias. There's much not said here and most other places about this particular part of history. Like about the church's involvement and a man who was claimed to be the brother of Jesus. Or about the history of trying to bring their form of religion to the east with corporate and or military forces.

[@gregjrattray69]

Were savage all our history is us walking into a country saying this is ours now & everything in it thanks if you argue you die

[@tastefullynerdy1161]

The video turned out great, Simon! Was fun working on this video.

[@cynthiaherbst3909]

This one was excellently done as well. I would be curious to see the Warographics treatment of The Crimean War. It kind of fed into and influenced later European conflicts despite being so relatively localized despite the powerful militaries involved.

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

Fun fact : HSBC Bank was born out of the opium trade in the area

[@ProbablyNotLegit]

And still launders money today!

[@mopogotradingboss458]

And HSBC takes cartel money and Albanians and launders it

[@rifmaffia]

Founded by jews

[@tp1453]

And HSBC is still a dreadful and hideous bank. I had an account with them and had to close it.

[@scheimong]

I was somewhat surprised to find out a few years ago what HSBC stands for. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation

[@dannyjones3840]

I just discovered your page yesterday, and now I can't stop watching. Thank you for your love of history!!

[@dungeonmaster3198]

Dude has like 40 KZbin channels, and they're all gold

[@samwill7259]

Colonialism distilled: "These people want us to follow THEIR laws, in THEIR country? SAVAGES!"

[@AngelusAnsell]

That's why we make it OUR country. ;3

[@samwill7259]

@@AngelusAnsell Until the invention of the holy AK47

[@Pavlos_Charalambous]

@@samwill7259 Amin

[@stalker1366]

@@AngelusAnsell now you guys got told what to do by former colonies?

[@AngelusAnsell]

@@stalker1366 The USA never actually established any colonies.

[@jackpugh4168]

I love this content. I think it might help us viewers keep track of things if there were more maps showing movements and such.

[@bobbun9630]

True story... Tea doesn't have to be grown in China, or even India. The plant (Camellia sinensis) is hardy to zone 7 and can even be grown in Britain! The tea motive was more honestly about labor costs or a specific quality of tea that could be grown in a particular region, not tea in general. And the profit motive was probably far more important than the tea motive.

[@BS-cc4ks]

But can it grow all year long and can British grown tea make up for their demand at the time?

[@MrAdamArce]

Money is a hell of a drug...... it's a drug I wish I had more of lol

[@jaiswole8709]

Would love to see a series on the opium wars or if they’re short for content a video breaking them all down and the consequences

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:40 - Chapter 1 - Good ol addictions 5:30 - Chapter 2 - Opening salvos 8:50 - Chapter 3 - British reactions 10:35 - Chapter 4 - Renewal of violence 12:20 - Chapter 5 - The pearl river campaign 16:00 - Chapter 6 - The battle for canton city 17:50 - Chapter 7 - Attacking central china 20:10 - Chapter 8 - Final phase of the war 21:25 - Chapter 9 - Aftermath

[@carveraugustus3840]

Oh lord the Opium Wars. Gotta be one of the strangest episodes of the British Empire

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

They fought some of the most one sided battles in military history

[@carveraugustus3840]

@@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55 perhaps. But they had their disasters as well. Indian mutiny, against the Zulu in Southern Africa, several times in Afghanistan.

[@highlandoutsider]

🤔 dunno dude, sounds pretty much business as usual to me 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣👍

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

@@carveraugustus3840 I meant in the 2 opium wars specifically, but ya they had some fubars too

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

@@carveraugustus3840 gallipoli was a British cluster Fuck too. Except for the retreat

[@lps2013]

Another fun thing about the opium war, it wasn't initially a "real" war under international law at the time , it was "just" an armed reprisal for previous actions which are illegal nowadays.

[@leggonarm9835]

You humans and your meaningless labels.

[@notaKROOK]

…was that first 5 seconds even real words?

[@celter.45acp98]

I'm going to need Simon to do an in depth video on the history of England's obsession with tea

[@wildsurfer12]

You mean Britain’s obsession with tea? The Scots and the Welsh like a cuppa just as much!

[@The_Kawazaki_Kid]

Tea was cover for opium

[@yipzoe3865]

Do you know that opium war casued by 2 Scottish? JARDINE─METHESON & CO. LTD. is the biggest British enterprise in Far East and it's headquarters is in Hong Kong, it is Scottish. The 2 founders William Jardine & James Matheson sold illegal opium in China in Qing dynasty and earned a fortune. But all the opium was destroyed by Chinese government in 1839, they were furious and went back to London and convinced the British parliament to attack China , they submitted a report called Jardine paper with lots of suggestions for this invasion, this war is called opium war, and Hong Kong was ceded to UK after this war

[@broomshed]

Those were the best 3 first seconds of any KZbin video hands down

[@markdodd1152]

When do you sleep Simon ? So many great channels. Thank you for your dedication

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

Lin Zexu was a true hero. He dumped thousands of tons of British Opium into the sea without hesitation. He also executed many British drug dealers and declared war agianst the British. He refused to be humiliated by the British. It is because of resistance leaders like him that China was never colonised.

[@Arc115YT]

"There are no heroes in war. Only victims." This statement is especially true for a pointless war like this one. Unfortunately, human life is cheap when it comes to our addictions, whether it be opium, tea... or oil.

[@ihl0700677525]

Well.. at that time, "China" was already "colonized" and ruled by the Qing (Manchus). Few decades later, the then recently westernized Empire of Japan crushed Qing, took Korea and Formosa/Taiwan, colonized Manchuria, and gradually conquered about third of China (by the end of WW2). If only Lin and others before him realized the utter backwardness and vulnerability of their country, and start westernize ASAP, they might avoid being colonized by the Japanese. Unfortunately Lin's (and other officials, especially Empress Dowager Cixi) refusal to be "humiliated" (i.e. Westernize) led directly to the century of humiliation.

[@Arc115YT]

@@HistoryOfRevolutions Not making a value judgement on who was in the wrong here. Just stating that the war was pointless and people died for no good reason. I find it difficult to be too emotionally invested in a war that happened 130 years before I was even born. Between two nations i'm not even apart of as well.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

To fight the British Empire, he must have been on Acid !!! Or since we are in the Whistleverse, ON COCAINE !!!!

[@hkchan1339]

Hong Konger here Opium wars is the best thing that happened to our history ! 🤩 It brought modernisation, rule of law, infrastructure , economic development, freedom of speech and press into Hong Kong We also had free education , healthcare , public housing and the best infrastructure in the world. The British royals are much better than these uneducated commie bigots. We are still a colony, but the Chinese are much much worse.

[@frederickwood9116]

Excellent. I found it hard to follow the continuous back and forth. Map graphics might have helped in describing the context and action event of each military move. The gist of it was not lost though. Thanks for the material.

[@frederickwood9116]

Oh. And I’m looking forward to the next of this preamble to what I expect becomes the footing for a revolution and rolling into more current times. I don’t know this space very well but it’s even more interesting now than ever considering the state of east Asia politics.

[@martinphilip8998]

The canons on the forts were cemented in place. Impossible to adjust the aim. We once asked our mother who our wealthiest ancestor was. It was a woman who owned clipper ships. My guess is that she had an interest in the enterprise.

[@hiimryan2388]

Interesting!

[@gaconc1]

It was not fixed back then come on they’re not that dumb but the accuracy was terrible so aiming doesn’t help much 😂

[@martinphilip8998]

@@gaconc1 Read a book or two. They were cemented in place. The Chinese invented gunpowder, but beat themselves with a Roman invention, cement.

[@moonflowerviewing91]

The chinese didn't have enough saltpeter in their gunpowder in order to be strong.

[@theawesomeman9821]

As a Chinaman, I wanna thank the channel for covering this war that my country suffered from with a non-bias view.

[@buxeessingh2571]

My late Mother would not take opiate drugs through her dying days. She would ask for opium alternatives when my family were prescribed them.

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

Down with the CCP!

[@NobleKorhedron]

We would say "unbiased", @The Awesome Man...

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@NobleKorhedron you know what I meant

[@eddiel7635]

It’s pretty bizarre how obsessed china has become about the opium wars of the last five years.

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@jsnsk101]

This is basically why more and more places are legalizing drugs. Governments: We've made your life suck. But ours are great. Also governments: Have some drugs so you dont notice how much your life sucks and we dont have to worry about pitchforks up out butts if you figure it out.

[@monkeydank7842]

Legalisation would help many problems.

[@hmhbanal]

Legalizing drugs will only make matters worse. The British Empire was one of the first drug cartels. Drug illegalization and legalization ruined the lives of the Chinese.

[@monkeydank7842]

@@hmhbanal Legal drugs make drug cartels obsolete.

[@vapaus831]

​@@hmhbanal First, the definition of a ďrug đealer is a person who sells ìllegal đrugs. But what is happening is selling öpium ëxtract is légal in both UK and the Qìng at that time. So your statement is ùntenable.

[@vapaus831]

​@@hmhbanal In 1729, Yongzheng ordered a ban on smöking, but what was banned was the mixture of tòbacco and òpiùm - what we commonly call "Màdak", not the Ōpium itself. Òpium imports are still used as médicinal materials.

[@AutoCAD681]

Elliot is a true gentlemen, favouring diplomatic meas to resolve conflicts

[@ElladanKenet]

Britain: Hey, want some drugs? China: Not really. Britain: Well too bad!

[@vapaus831]

In 1729, Yongzheng ordered a ban on smöking, but what was banned was the mixture of tòbacco and òpiùm - what we commonly call "Màdak", not the Ōpium itself. Òpium imports are still used as médicinal materials.

[@theangelbelow88]

What a strange chapter in British history, when an entire nation became a violent drug dealer...

[@theawesomeman9821]

The British weren't the only ones dealing drugs in China, other European nations like France partook too.

[@Darknamja]

@@theawesomeman9821 Two wrongs don't make a right.

[@426mak]

@@theawesomeman9821 So its OK for me to a exploit you so long as someone else does it as well?

[@alastairbrewster4274]

Go Britain it’s brilliant .

[@vapaus831]

First, the definition of a ďrug đealer is a person who sells ìllegal đrugs. But what is happening is selling öpium ëxtract is légal in both UK and the Qìng at that time. So your statement is ùntenable.

[@barbiquearea]

And so begins the Century of Humiliation for my ancestors.

[@MrCat-sl6zf]

should have that about that before doing drugs

[@angusyates828]

Being avenged now. Better to forgive.

[@vapaus831]

They bring tèchnology and ìdeology to you guys.

[@sherbetxdamnare]

​@@MrCat-sl6zffunny you say that

[@yipzoe3865]

How about Vladivostok? It was ceded to Russia under invasion in Qing dynasty, but never returned , why don't China feel humiliated for it?

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@vapaus831]

In 1729, Yongzheng ordered a ban on smöking, but what was banned was the mixture of tòbacco and òpiùm - what we commonly call "Màdak", not the Ōpium itself. Òpium imports are still used as médicinal materials.

[@histochronos]

One thing omitted from this documentary is that China would only trade in silver and Britain had a huge trade imbalance with China. Their solution was getting the Chinese addicted to opium. The British knew this would lead to war and massive concessions. In fact this is taught in detail in China as a lesson in never becoming a lesser nation and still fuels Chinese ambitions internationally.

[@vapaus831]

"Their solution was getting the Chinese addicted to òpium." in the eyes of the Bŕitish, òpium is not a đrug at all but a sleeping pill and entertainment items. Moreover, the concept of đrugs was not established at the beginning of the 19th century.

[@hatuletoh]

So when we say the American policy of a "War on Drugs" has been failing now for 50 years, it's actually been failed for more like 180 years.

[@exudeku]

Ah yes, the British Empire, the largest Drug Cartel

[@vapaus831]

First, the definition of a ďrug đealer is a person who sells ìllegal đrugs. But what is happening is selling öpium ëxtract is légal in both UK and the Qìng at that time. So your statement is ùntenable.

[@vapaus831]

In 1729, Yongzheng ordered a ban on smöking, but what was banned was the mixture of tòbacco and òpiùm - what we commonly call "Màdak", not the Ōpium itself. Òpium imports are still used as médicinal materials.

[@jockdodson9093]

Ultraviolence, you must be a fan of A Clockwork Orange! Great movie!

[@Jameswebbtelescope7484]

Can you do a video on the second opium war?

[@Hobbsdad]

Hey Simon, great as always. Just one question though, how many freaking shows do you actually host? Like, everytime I see you, it's on a different channel

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Dude is the Tom Brokaw of the internet

[@matthewdopler8997]

When the drug cartels were the most powerful country on Earth.

[@brandonhallam51]

The country of Pfizer

[@East112T]

Nothings changed except the country.

[@vapaus831]

First, the definition of a ďrug đealer is a person who sells ìllegal đrugs. But what is happening is selling öpium ëxtract is légal in both UK and the Qìng at that time. So your statement is ùntenable.

[@vapaus831]

In 1729, Yongzheng ordered a ban on smöking, but what was banned was the mixture of tòbacco and òpiùm - what we commonly call "Màdak", not the Ōpium itself. Òpium imports are still used as médicinal materials.

[@Nopski]

Did Simon quote A Clockwork Orange? “Some good old ultra-violence”??

[@andersjjensen]

Indeed he did. Or rather the writer did and Simon knows by now to read any seemingly strange phrase verbatim.

[@charliemills6955]

U missed the hilarious fact that when king George sent his first attempt to open China the Chinese emperor thought that he was paying tribute because he couldn’t believe like many Chinese nobles that China was no longer the most powerful empire in the world and this response was taken as a great slight by Georges representatives u can imagine their reactions 😂

[@multifister47]

I’ll cashapp you a dollar for some punctuation

[@theawesomeman9821]

nowadays, I think the Chinese could take on the British.

[@charliemills6955]

@@multifister47 nah bro allow me pls

[@stalker1366]

China is the most powerful country on the world- as said by China...Sorry but thats not how it works-.. Chinese impact on Human history is laughable.. in history china was only a footnote, it was only until after they lost their country to the English did china open up to the world.. so when you say """ most powerful empire"" in refence to China i laugh because I know thats a ccp talking point.. When in human history was china important ? China was barely even a country for most of its history...

[@internetenjoyer1044]

The Chinese were top of the tree in east asia with a very specific method of governance; China always blurred the line between confederate empire and country; the regional powers had so much control but no joint national strategy. The Emperors were limited in their infomation to the local dealings of outsiders of the regional governors who themselves had no aim, being regional administraitors, to forge a foriegn policy which would require understanding the world outside their borders. Add to this China being used to the whole asian world centreing on them, their huge geography, lack of naval interest, and internal shit to deal with, they simply had no idea who these random ass white skin trying to trade with them were, they didnt know they were a great power, they couldnt comprehend them as someone with the hard power to challenge them. It's a pretty interesting set of factors going into China's refusal to open up and the subsequent consequences

[@alexthomson3001]

When Napoleon referred to England as "a nation of shopkeepers" I don't think he quite imagined This scenario, with the shopkeepers going to War to ensure they kept satisfying their customers demand for their product. (And make a healthy profit at the same time) . I'm now imagining Arkwright, with a cannon, blazing away, shouting "d'd'd'don't you worry M'm'm'Mrs Featherstone! I've got you a lovely slice of Opium R'r'right here, I'll m'm'm'make sure it g'g'gets through! Grocers oath!" .

[@davidtownsend6092]

The 5 men charged were basically pardoned back in England. Which is why Lin wanted them

[@ColinForBooks]

got to say, this is the first time I found myself on China's side against Britain.

[@arthurlau98]

Technically, the government is Tartar (Manchu), a manchuria ethnic minority that conquered China Hans population.

[@vapaus831]

First, the definition of a ďrug đealer is a person who sells ìllegal đrugs. But what is happening is selling öpium ëxtract is légal in both UK and the Qìng at that time. So this statement is ùntenable.

[@ThomasG.-hh9gg]

Simon, I appreciate your honesty. I want you to do a video about the rev.Ian Paisley and all I want you to do is report the truth about that horrible man and the crimes that he committed

[@bronsonstrange3827]

At 7:38, I thought he said "A cull of cannibals were thrown around." Not cannonballs 😂

[@starrywizdom]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who briefly heard "cannibals" instead of "cannonballs". What a wild war that would be!

[@VosperCDN]

"A cull of Cannibals" - After it's first use in combat of that era, it was quickly ruled illegal in 1841, and no nation was allowed to hurl cannibals at it's enemies. This was possibly the first widespread weapons ban treaty, albeit not very well remembered in the modern age.

[@Timeticked81]

Thank you Simon. I've been waiting a long time for someone to talk about the opium wars. 👊💯👍

[@alastairbrewster4274]

Are you Scottish ?

[@Timeticked81]

@@alastairbrewster4274 why yes, of course.

[@alastairbrewster4274]

@@Timeticked81 lol me too 🤣

[@Timeticked81]

@Alastair Brewster oh! Well, hello there, my fellow scotsman. 👋

[@NasserAljoudi92]

Let's hope that this future video will be posted this week 🙏🏼 😀

[@Jalenlane93]

In hindsight the Chinese should've traded tea for modernized weapons and English Warships.

[@426mak]

Why would Britain be dumb enough to sell it to them?

[@Jalenlane93]

@@426mak Because they wanted Chinese tea.

[@426mak]

@@Jalenlane93 But the British weren't gonna be dumb enough the arm a potentially hostile nation.

[@Jalenlane93]

@426mak The British brought war and drugs to China they were hostile.

[@426mak]

@@Jalenlane93 No argument here

[@vadneysean72]

I liked the suttle A Clockwork Orange reference

[@leo8049]

As an opiate addict, thinking about using opium during those times, compared to now is wild. It must have been such a different experience.

[@hmhbanal]

Hooray to drug use decriminalization! #sarcasm

[@mikitz]

I know it's a bit ironic and hilariously improbable, but as an ex-opiate addict, I'm now addicted to tea...

[@leo8049]

@@mikitz Lol

[@Jartran72]

@@mikitz Not at all. I am an ex addict( well still addicted but I never did the whole withdrawal-rehab thing and just got on medication. 600mg morphine that works over 24hours daily allows me to live my life but also protects me from overdosing if I fall back) and I can tell you a ton of addicts develop new addictions, most often alcohol. But gambling too and that is just as life ruining. Beware of eating super sugary food and stuff. Your brain is used to a lot of dopamine and everything that gets it some of that rush back will get you hooked easily.

It’s a trade war. Opium at the time was not illegal in the west

[@vapaus831]

The Victorian attitude to òpium was complex. The middle and upper classes saw the heavy use of ĺaudanum among the lower classes as ‘misuse’ of the ďrug; however their own use of òpiates was seen as no more than a ‘habit’.

[@vapaus831]

In 1729, Yongzheng ordered a ban on smöking, but what was banned was the mixture of tòbacco and òpiùm - what we commonly call "Màdak", not the Ōpium itself. Òpium imports are still used as médicinal materials.

[@als3022]

I keep forgetting how much of a mess the Opium Wars were.

[@jamshaidmushtaq1811]

Simon spoke so quickly at the beginning that at first I thought he was speaking Spanish or something.

[@hugocampbell9209]

How about a video on the sino Japanese war

[@milodebruin4821]

He has one now.

[@jonathanbarnes215]

Thank you

[@charlesvaughan3517]

Sounds just like the us drug war. Make a bust price goes up. Capture a dealer more pop up causing higher crime rate. Not to mention the top importers/producers never get caught

[@vapaus831]

First, the definition of a ďrug đealer is a person who sells ìllegal đrugs. But what is happening is selling öpium ëxtract is légal in both UK and the Qìng at that time. So this statement is ùntenable.

[@RainbowTheSnail]

I have opium poppies growing in my garden. They are beautiful

[@MrMonsigart]

I saw the picture of poppies flower, it is indeed quite beautiful.

[@michaelwaller7365]

The poppy is California's state flower, which might explain a few things. And, yes I know those aren't the good ones.

[@jaobyeden4143]

California poppies aren't opium poppies​@@michaelwaller7365

[@vapaus831]

It is pink?

[@RainbowTheSnail]

Mine are more purple in colour. Although my Grandma also has a collection of them and she has loads of different shades of pink and purple 💜

[@boogernights]

Looking forward to NARCOS: The First Cartel featuring the British Empire

[@vapaus831]

First, the definition of a ďrug đealer is a person who sells ìllegal đrugs. But what is happening is selling öpium ëxtract is légal in both UK and the Qìng at that time. So your statement is ùntenable.

[@vapaus831]

In 1729, Yongzheng ordered a ban on smöking, but what was banned was the mixture of tòbacco and òpiùm - what we commonly call "Màdak", not the Ōpium itself. Òpium imports are still used as médicinal materials.

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 KOW TOW Next chapter please

[@milodebruin4821]

Second video please

[@mmontoya5166]

Could you do the sepoy rebellion

[@Erinya558]

For a second I misheard the way he said ‘cannon’ and what I got was “cannibals started flying around” 😂

[@abedkhan4629]

Please make video on Revolt of 1857 🙏

[@carveraugustus3840]

Ohh yea. The Indian mutiny/rebellion is something else. War crimes and awful sieges a plenty

[@flybone100]

"...spiking up in price." I see what you did there. :D

[@sydhenderson6753]

This war, Admiral Perry's opening of Japan, and the Second Opium War, the sequel, were major incentives for Japan to modernize and attempt to become the hegemon of Eastern Asia, since if this could happen to China it could easily happen to Japan.

[@vikingspud]

In June 1997 I flew from Taiwan to Hong Kong so I could be there for the hand over of the city on July 1st. It was the end of the Unequal Treaty as well as the last of the British Empire's big outposts to gain independence. I've since moved to Shanghai and I have visited the island of Zhoushan multiple times. It doesn't seem very spectacular, but it is easy to understand that at the time its place at the mouth of the river made it very strategic. Amoy (Xiamen) still has the foreign consulates from its time as a treaty port on the small island of Gulangyu. It's a pleasant place to visit and a bit surreal to be in Southern China and in a place whose architecture is very much 19th Century European.

[@Dank-gb6jn]

Definitely need to cover the Battle (since it rubs people raw when you call it a siege) of Fredericksburg. One of the key battles of the US War Between the States; this battle had a significant moment of courage, heroism, and compassion when 2nd Lt. Richard Rowland Kirkland of the CSA brought water to wounded Federals despite major risks to his person.

[@joeyr7294]

I second this 🍻

[@Dank-gb6jn]

@@joeyr7294 glad to have you on board!

[@joeyr7294]

@@Dank-gb6jn always you OG Legend

[@Dank-gb6jn]

@@joeyr7294 you’re too kind good sir!

[@modernhaze3]

Should Have Made An Hour Long Episode Combination Of Both Wars And Future Now Cursed be the day you release the next War that follows

[@hiroshi138]

@10:18 PM Melbourne is winning the fashion wars with that fur coat.

[@malcomx1924]

The first imaged you showed of a painting, only had dutch flags in it. This leads me to believe that it wasn’t England.

[@davidphinn9646]

This could also be called: How Did Hong Kong become a thing?

[@starrywizdom]

Oh, my, British Empire. "The Chinese have us hooked on their tea, so we'll hook them on Opium"? Pretty nasty...

[@VxLogistics]

Squire: "Are we... international drug dealers?"

[@vapaus831]

I have already overthrow his statement on Twitter.

[@mgill1996]

Any plans by this channel to cover the Anglo-Sikh Wars?

[@mrcountit]

Pretty sure England and Spain should forever be in the doghouse

[@Guangrui]

it actually started with … tea

[@davidlobaugh4490]

20,000 barrels of opium or barrels of tea? That's some crazy ass amount of opium

[@therealdavidleong]

the X in Chinese does not sound the way you think it does

[@markgillianlelis3528]

This is one of many tragedy that made china today

[@alexmacdonald1998]

Tea and to a greater extent, coffee, are drugs so addictive that access to them is literally enshrined in the workplace. Still more cofeeshops than liquor stores, weed dispensaries and pharmacies combined in my town.

[@humboldthammer]

AND THEN . . . Skull and Bones was born. Hint: "322" stands for 03/22/30 heh-heh, same forward as backward.

[@vic5015]

Certainly a proud chapter in British history: that time when the UK fought a war to force China to import an addictive drug. Except obviously not. As an Asian person, albeit a non-Chibese one, I find this particular episode in East-West relations *especially* abhorrent. I'm no expert, but on the list of "Worst Things ever Done by the British Empire", this one's pretty close to the very top. Jmo, obviously. Good to know that there was significant domestic opposition to these wars back in the UK.

[@jessicalacasse6205]

usa said hold my beer ...

[@Theredsunrising]

As someone from Hong Kong I can wholeheartedly say the Chinese deserved it and more.

[@426mak]

@@Theredsunrising And where did your ancestors come from?

[@Theredsunrising]

@@426mak what

[@426mak]

@@Theredsunrising Simple question, where did your ancestors come from? What's the confusion?

[@abeal5188]

Seems as though the war on drugs have failed for longer than I first realized. Thanks for the education.

[@prettypurple7175]

The Global Merchants by Joseph Sassoon review - the rise and fall ... Feb 13, 2022 - David was fortunate to launch his trading venture, David Sassoon and Co, at a time when the opium trade between India and China was

[@billpilling5725]

There is no stopping drugs no matter what century youre from. People want to feel good no matter how bad it is for them or how much it hurts the ones that love them. The US war on drugs should show everyone that.

[@polarbear1888]

Ngl I think u can do better w the channel intro. Do the same music, even same animation if u want, but do like quick cuts of war clips over the history or even related to ur video

[@michaelhurley3171]

I like the idea of a war for drugs better than a war on drugs. I don't like an imperial war against China though. Every nation should legalize drugs is my point 👉

[@KawaiiKasai]

I bet the bts for the first 5 seconds was amazing

[@yorkshire_tea6875]

Don't mess with British tea

[@kiriseraph9674]

Is this was they mean by the "War on Drugs"?

[@vapaus831]

In 1729, Yongzheng ordered a ban on smöking, but what was banned was the mixture of tobacco and òpiùm - what we commonly call "Màdak", not the Opium itself. Opium imports are still used as médicinal materials.

[@awacs888]

Causeway bay is on the Hong Kong island ...not even near Macau

[@vapaus831]

Yes!

[@Antechynus]

PSA : You can collect these poppies growing wild in any area where Chinese prospectors looked for gold in the 1800s...

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Informative Video about Opium war....Chinese Recent History Proved How much British Empire & Japanese Empire were Harmfully Didacts against Poorness Chinese Popularity

[@vapaus831]

It is the Qìng didn't respect the foreign culture first, because the Qìng Dynasty regarded trade as a bèstow to foreign countries.

[@justavictim9432]

I always wonder how a country with a vast population advantage even then, access to trade with the west to procure weaponry and defending its home was so woefully inept on doing so on multiple occasions

[@prettypurple7175]

Of those who settled in England, Sir Edward Albert Sassoon (1856-1912), the son of Albert, married Aline Caroline de Rothschild, and was a Conservative member of Parliament from 1899 until his death. The seat was then inherited by his son Sir Philip Sassoon (1888-1939) from 1912 until his death. Philip served in the First World War as military secretary to Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig and, during the 1920s and 1930s, as Britain's undersecretary of state for air. The twentieth-century English poet, one of the best known World War I poets, Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) was David's great-grandson. Another descendant of David Sassoon is the British banker and former Treasury's commercial secretary James Meyer Sassoon. He was mentioned in the Paradise Papers as one of the beneficiaries of a tax-exempt Cayman Island trust fund worth $236 million in 2007 and defended it as being of non-UK origin.[4] The branch which carried on the rabbinical tradition has been represented by Rabbi Solomon David Sassoon (1915-1985), who moved from Letchworth to London and then to Jerusalem in 1970. He was the son of one David Solomon Sassoon (1880-1942) who collected Jewish books and manuscripts and catalogued them in two volumes. The bulk of this collection is stored at the British Library in London, England. Some examples of this collection are maintained at the University of Toronto Library in Toronto, Canada. None of these priceless works are presently stored in the United States.[citation needed] David Sassoon was the son of Flora Abraham, who had moved from India to England in 1901 and established a famous salon in her London home. Solomon Sassoon had two sons, Isaac S. D. Sassoon and David Solomon Sassoon, who are both rabbis. Vidal Sassoon was distantly related to the family via his father, David Sassoon, from London.[citation needed] Family tree

[@atb2674]

More maps maybe?

[@alecblunden8615]

I suspect there is a slight difference between the Honourable East India Company and the British Government.

[@vapaus831]

First, the definition of a ďrug đealer is a person who sells ìllegal đrugs. But what is happening is selling öpium ëxtract is légal in both UK and the Qìng at that time. So this statement is ùntenable.

[@alecblunden8615]

@@vapaus831 I tend to work on logic. I certainly don't dispute what you state asfact, but there is no logical link to your second sentence.

[@georgekennedy4240]

“Copious amounts” …someone has seen ‘Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels’

[@johneyon5257]

i'm in the middle of a book called "Starting Off on the Wrong Foot" by Dave Chaddock - it's focused on america's shameful involvement in china along with britain - altho the americans bullied japan into trade all by themselves - - i had a japanese coworker who tried to defend japan's actions before & during wwii by pointing to european/american activities in asia before then - not realizing that that is not justification for exercising probably greater brutality - but i can see why she used that argument - implying that japan learned it from you

[@gregjrattray69]

How funny There's an English expression for this is goes "I wouldn't do it for all the tea in china"

[@beachboy0505]

7:02 Some British ships wanted to break the British blockade? The Chinese knew that some British ships refused to deal with opium on religious/ moral principles??

[@jamiecotterill2475]

The term "hippies" came from opium dens, where the users grew sores on their hips from turning over on their beds/cots to take another hit of opium...

[@finleydavies96]

Maybe a video on the vietnams invasion of Cambodia

[@hugocampbell9209]

What about the English civil wars 1640s

[@paraic9163]

Part 2?

[@theawesomeman9821]

In hindsight the British taking Hong Kong was mild compared to how much territory other nations would later carve from China: Russia took Kazahkstan, Mongolia, and Xian Jiang. Japan took Manchuria ,Tawain, and Korea. The French took Vietnam and the Germans took the Shendong Peninsula.

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

Britain also took the "new territory" on the mainland north of Hong Kong.

[@sowpmactavish]

Most of those countries were never yours, intsik

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@sowpmactavish under various dynasties throughout history China ruled these countries for various amount of time.

[@cmtwei9605]

​@@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55 The British leased the New Territories for 99 years, that's why it was time to be returned to China in 1997 in the first place.