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The Opium War between China and Britain begins after a Chinese official orders the destruction of twenty thousand chests of opium brought by British merchants to Canton for sale to the Chinese. The Chinese government attempts to prevent the importation of the addictive drug, but the sale of opium is so profitable that the British go to war to keep the market open.
The British invade Afghanistan in an attempt to overthrow Dost Muhammad, who came to power in 1826. The ruler is temporarily unseated but returns in 1840.
British troops capture the Arabian port of Aden.
Sultan Mahmud dies and is replaced on the Ottoman throne by his son Abdulmejid I.
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