18th Oct Beijing The treaty of Peking is signed as a result of the Second Opium War under military and diplomatic pressure of British and French troops (who were burning the Old Summer Palace at the time)
18th Oct BeijingRussia is granted the right to the Ussuri krai, a part of the modern day Primorye, the territory that corresponded with the ancient Manchu province of East Tartary
18th Oct Beijing The peace treaty is signed by Prince Gong & Lord Elgin
18th Oct Beijing The treaty of Peking is signed as a result of the Second Opium War under military and diplomatic pressure of British and French troops (who were burning the Old Summer Palace at the time)
18th Oct Beijing Undder the treaty of Peking parts of Outer Manchuria are ceded to the Russian Empire
18th Oct Beijing Under the treat of Peking 11 ports are opened & part of Kowloon is ceded to Britain
