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The trading and production of opium spread from the Mediterranean to China by the 15th century. Opium has many derivatives, including morphine, codeine, oxycodone, and heroin. Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thome. thomÃ©
Between 1822 and 1830, the British shipped perhaps four times as much opium per year as they had around the year 1800. The British wanted their tea, and the Manchu emperor, Daoguang (r 1821-50), wanted an end to opium importation. He campaigned against it with little success. His letter to Britain's Queen Victoria (whose rule began in 1837) was never delivered.