Historical Figure
Henry Pottinger
Bombay Army officer and colonial administrator
Born: 1861 CE · Died: 1928 CENationality: United Kingdom
About Henry Pottinger
Sir Henry Pottinger, 1st Baronet, was a British military officer and colonial administrator. He served as the first governor of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1844 and became a Lieutenant-General with the Bombay Army in 1851.Wikipedia ↗
Associated Events
War1839 CE – 1860 CE
Opium Wars
Two wars (1839-1842 and 1856-1860) fought by Britain (and France in the second) against Qing China to force open Chinese markets and protect the profitable opium trade, resulting in "unequal treaties" and beginning China's "Century of Humiliation."
Treaty1842 CE – 1842 CE
Treaty of Nanking
The first of the "unequal treaties" ending the First Opium War, forcing China to cede Hong Kong Island to Britain, open five treaty ports to foreign trade, and pay a large indemnity — beginning what Chinese historians call the "Century of Humiliation."