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Events relating to asia
The first Anglo-Sikh war ends with the Treaty of Lahore, by which Jammu and Kashmir are ceded to the British
The second Anglo-Sikh war begins when a British army invades the Punjab to suppress a local uprising
A British victory at the Battle of Gujarat effectively ends the second Anglo-Sikh war, and is followed by annexation of the Punjab
A rebellion against the Qing dynasty, led by Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, breaks out in southern China
France demands that Turkey should end Russia's exclusive control of the Christian Holy Places in the Ottoman empire
Russia insists that her exclusive rights over the Holy Places are enshrined in the treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji
The Taiping rebels capture the Chinese city of Nanjing and make it their capital
Hormuzd Rassam discovers the magnficent lion-hunt reliefs in the palace of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh
In a worsening diplomatic crisis, Russia puts her Black Sea fleet in a state of alert at Sebastopol
France and Britain despatch their fleets to the Dardanelles, in readiness to go through the Straits to the Black Sea
In the expectation of British and French support, the Ottoman sultan declares war on Russia - launching the Crimean War
British and French warships move up through the Straits and enter the Black Sea in support of Turkey
Commodore Matthew Perry, commanding a powerful US fleet, persuades the Japanese to open their country to western trade – ending their period of isolation
After a siege of nearly a year the Russians abandon Sebastopol, but the Turkish alliance is too exhausted to pursue the conflict
An incident aboard the Arrow, flying a British flag, gives the British the pretext to launch the Second Opium War
Animal fat on a new issue of cartridges sparks off the Indian Mutiny, also know as the First War of Indian Independence
After being besieged for five months in Lucknow, the remnants of the British garrison finally escape
Lucknow is retaken by the British, nearly a year after it fell to the rebels
The end of the Indian Mutiny is followed by brutal British retaliation
The India Act places India under the direct control of the British government, ending the rule of the East India Company
The Treaty of Tientsin, ending the Second Opium War, gives European powers new rights to intervene in Chinese affairs
Under the Treaty of Aigun, Russia wins from China the valuable Pacific coastline down to Vladivostok
Napoleon III sends forces to capture the port of Da Nang, beginning the French colonization of Vietnam
The last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah II, is deposed by the British and exiled to Rangoon, in Burma
British and French forces occupy Beijing and burn the imperial summer palace, at the end of the Second Opium War
