How did the opium wars play a role in the British control over China?
Lthough the Chinese imperial governed had long prohibited the drug except for medicinal use, the "British Hong" bought cheaply produced opium in the Begal and Malwa (princely) districts under the auspices of the British East India Company, the number 150 lb. chests of the narcotic being imported rising from 9,708 in 1820 to 35,445 in 1835. ChaCha!
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