The Opium War and the Treaty of Nanjing

British merchants had shipped opium, mostly from India, into China illegally since the 1700s, and in 1839 Chinese officials seized and destroyed more than 20,000 chests at Canton; Britain went to war. The Treaty of Nanjing (29 August 1842) made China pay 21 million dollars (six million for the destroyed opium, three million for merchants' debts, twelve million for Britain's war costs), cede Hong Kong and open five ports.

Set beside it, Revelation 18:23 (READ): “And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.”

If it has started, it needs: A pharmakeia that deceives all nations
The record on 19 September 2026: The word, and a measured market

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How it was checked

• EvidenceT5 INDEPENDENT SECULAR; Status: ADDED 2026-09-19
• Letter eraTHE SEAT MOVES TO THE BENCH 1713 to 1945
• SourcesRECORD — Britannica, 'Opium Wars'; Treaty of Nanking, 1842, articles 4-6 (text), Wikisource · checked 19 September: Britannica (read in a browser; WebFetch is refused by the site), 'Opium Wars'; Treaty of Nanking (1842), articles IV-VII, Wikisource