EMPEROR XIANFENG DOCUMENTARY - THE SECOND OPIUM WAR

FIRST OPIUM WAR :    • THE FIRST OPIUM WAR EXPLAINED - ANGLO CHIN...   As the Qing dynasty continued to decline after the first opium war, the reins of the crumbling empire were passed unto 18 year old prince Yizhu, who would be crowned as emperor Xianfeng. His rule, that would see the rise of multitudes of revolts including the Taiping rebellion, Nian rebellion and Panthay rebellion, and the second opium war, would bring china from a tenuous position, to near collapse. ➤ Follow me on Twitter/X! https://x.com/History_ofChina ➤ If you would like to make a donation, you can do so with Super Chat or via my paypal: https://paypal.me/historyofchina Many thanks! ♫ MUSIC ♫ The Han Palace Autumn Moon Total War Shogun 2 - Resolve Restless Natives Sao Meo Orchestral They're coming - Alexander Hof Lost in the Forest Civilization V - Napoleon War Theme Civilization V - Bismarck War Theme Qing Court Music 🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬 Warlords (2007) 📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜 Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period (1644–1912) , (1943), Arthur W. Hummel, Sr. Timeline of the Ming & Qing Palace Events (The Palace Museum website) 🏷️ TAGS 🏷️ second opium war taiping rebellion nian rebellion hsieng feng convention of peking xianfeng documentary Introduction: (0:00) Early life: (00:29) Early reign: (03:50) Mid reign: (12:00) Late reign: (17:06) Aftermath: (25:55)