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By the 19th century, Qing expansion clashed with British, Russian, and French interests; the Opium Wars (1839–1842, 1856–1860) forced unequal treaties, ceding Hong Kong and opening ports, while the Sino-Russian Treaty of Aigun (1858) lost Outer Manchuria. Rebellions like the Dungan Revolt (1862–1877) in Xinjiang invited Russian intervention, though Qing general Zuo Zongtang reconquered it by 1878 amid massive costs. These pressures, compounded by the Taiping Rebellion and Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), eroded Qing authority, leading to the 1911 Revolution.[wikipedia +2]
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