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After The Indian Rebellion of 1857, Queen Victoria was declared Empress of India, thus solidifying the British rule on the subcontinent. The last British acquisition in Asia was the New Territories of Hong Kong, which was leased from the Qing emperor in 1897, expanding the British colony originally ceded in the Treaty of Nanking in 1842.
Nazi Germany occupied by Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union in 1945. Unlike in Austria, no German central government was retained in any of the occupation zones. The British and American occupation zones were merged in 1947 to form the Bizone, and the French zone was added into it in
Inhabited by the Amorites, that established city-states in the region in c. 2000 BC (c. 3500 BC – 1503 BC) Part of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (1503 BC – c. 1200 BC) Twelve Tribes of Israel (c. 1200 BC – 1047 BC) Philistia (confederation of city-states) (1175–604 BC) Kingdom of Israel (c. 1047 BC – 930 BC)
The kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan, having fought wars with the British, subsequently signed treaties with them and were recognised by the British as independent states. [23] [24] The Kingdom of Sikkim was established as a princely state after the Anglo-Sikkimese Treaty of 1861; however, the issue of sovereignty was left undefined. [25]
The impasse continued in Manila however, as the British order to withdraw would not arrive for another six months, and Anda reinforced his blockade of the city. "During the final winter of the British occupation all pretence of cooperation amongst the British leaders was abandoned." [3]: 72, 90–92
The term "British Malaya" (/ m ə ˈ l eɪ ə /; Malay: Tanah Melayu British) loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British hegemony or control between the late 18th and the mid-20th century.
Former British colonies and protectorates in Asia (23 C, 51 P) C. Colonial Bengal ... Japanese occupation of British Borneo; ... This page was last edited on 3 May ...
This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes fully recognized states, states with limited but substantial international recognition, de facto states with little or no international recognition, and dependencies of both Asian and non-Asian states. In particular, it lists (i) 49 generally recognized sovereign states, all of which are members of the United ...