1839 in China

none 1839 Events from the year 1839 in China. Incumbents Daoguang Emperor (19th year)https://archive.org/details/talentedwomenofz0000mann registration 136 twentieth year of the daoguang emperor. The Talented Women of the Zhang Family University of California Press 9780520250901 Mann Susan 2007-09-28 Viceroys Viceroy of Zhili — Qishan Viceroy of Min-Zhe — Zhong Xiang then Zhou Tianjie then Guiliang then Deng Tingzhen Viceroy of Huguang — Zhou Tianjie then Guiliang then Yutai Viceroy of Shaan-Gan — Hūsungge Viceroy of Liangguang — Deng Tingzhen Viceroy of Yun-Gui — IIibu then Deng Tingzhen then Guiliang Viceroy of Sichuan — Gioro-Baoxing Viceroy of Liangjiang — Tao Zhu then Lin Zexu then Chen Luan Events Daoguang Emperor appointed scholar-official Lin Zexu to the post of Special Imperial Commissioner with the task of eradicating the opium trade. He bans the trade of opium and writes a letter to Queen Victoria asking her to stop the illegal importation of opium early July 1839 - a group of British merchant sailors in Kowloon became intoxicated after consuming rice liqueur. Two of the sailors became agitated with and beat to death Lin Weixi, a villager from nearby Tsim Sha Tsui.Hanes & Sanello 2002, p. 61Hoe & Roebuck 1999, p. 91 They are disciplined by British military court and the British refuse to hand them over to Chinese prosecutors Ongoing Opium War References 1839 China