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British Empire: 25 May 1946: Abdullah I Pakistan [p] India British Empire: 14 August 1947: Liaquat Ali Khan [q]-[r] Bangladesh as part of Pakistan: 14 August 1947 [s] Liaquat Ali Khan [t] India [u] 15 August 1947 [v] Jawaharlal Nehru [w] Indian independence movement Myanmar [x] Japan: 1 August 1943: U Nu British Burma: 4 January 1948 Sri Lanka ...
In 1984 the British government signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration with China and agreed to turn over Hong Kong and its dependencies in 1997. British rule ended on 30 June 1997, with China taking over at midnight, 1 July 1997 (at end of the 99-year lease over the New Territories, along with the ceded Hong Kong Island and Kowloon).
The British Empire (red) and Mongol Empire (blue) were the largest and second-largest empires in history, respectively. The precise extent of either empire at its greatest territorial expansion is a matter of debate among scholars.
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The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Below is a timeline of South Asian history. South Asia Timetable Timeline and ... Maratha Empire/British: Culture: British Colonisation - British Raj: 19th century:
Hong Kong had been a British colony since 1841, when it was occupied by British forces during the first Opium War. China’s Qing Dynasty signed it over to the British the following year in the ...
The British East India Company, although still in direct competition with French and Dutch interests until 1763, following the subjugation of Bengal at the 1757 Battle of Plassey. The British East India Company made great advances at the expense of the Mughal Empire. The reign of Aurangzeb had marked the height of Mughal power.