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Change log entry 96088
Processed by: kbaiko (2026-06-30 12:04:29 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 88004 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
GF's entry for 鸦片战争 (quoted below) states that
- 鸦片战争 refers to the 1839–1842 war (rather than both wars)
- the 2nd war's dates were not 1860-1861 as indicated in our entry

1840—1842年英国政府以贩卖鸦片受到查禁为借口, 对我国发动的侵略战争。虽然林则徐等人领导广东等地爱国军民奋起抗英, 但由于清王朝腐败无能, 妥协求和, 致使英军兵临南京城下。在英军武力威迫下, 清政府和英国签订了我国近代史上丧权辱国的《南京条约》。从此, 中国逐渐沦为半殖民地半封建的国家。1856-1860年又发生了第二次鸦片战争。

Other sources corroborate GF's definition.

For example, GR, LA, and M all say 鸦片战争 happened in 1839–1842.

Britannica:
"... and the second Opium War (1856–60), also known as the Arrow War or the Anglo-French War in China, was fought by Britain and France against China."

Baike:
鸦片战争(The First Opium War),通常鸦片战争都指第一次鸦片战争,英国经常称其为第一次中英战争或“通商战争”,是1840年至1842年英国对中国发动的一场非正义的侵略战争,也是中国近代屈辱史的开端 [35]。
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%B8%A6%E7%89%87%E6%88%98%E4%BA%89/29632

NA, otoh, has two senses for 鸦片战争: "1. the first opium war" and "2. the opium wars" [paraphrase].
Diff:
- 鴉片戰爭 鸦片战争 [Ya1 pian4 Zhan4 zheng1] /the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861/
+ 鴉片戰爭 鸦片战争 [[Ya1pian4 Zhan4zheng1]] /the Opium War (1839–1842)/the Opium Wars (1839–1842 and 1856–1860)/
+ 第二次鴉片戰爭 第二次鸦片战争 [[Di4-er4 Ci4 Ya1pian4 Zhan4zheng1]] /the Second Opium War (1856–1860)/
By MDBG 2026
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