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Name Nation View Population Mayor or governor Dhaka Bangladesh 6,594,962 (2013) North Dhaka: Atiqul Islam. South Dhaka: Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. Islamabad Pakistan 1,330,000 (2011)
Imperial powers in 1914 Map of Asia for early 20th century. British colonies in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia: British Burma (1824–1948, merged with India by the British from 1886 to 1937) British Ceylon (1815–1948, now Sri Lanka) British Hong Kong (1842–1997)
Before the expansion of early modern European powers, other empires had conquered and colonized territories, such as the Roman Empire in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. Modern colonial empires first emerged with a race of exploration between the then most advanced European maritime powers, Portugal and Spain , during the 15th century. [ 2 ]
Toggle Colonies by Asian countries subsection. 3.1 Japanese. ... Map of the European Union in the ... European colonisation of Southeast Asia; European colonization ...
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.
Extent of colonization by European, American, Ottoman, and Japanese powers, 1492–2007 Map of the year each country achieved independence. The historical phenomenon of colonization is one that stretches around the globe and across time. Ancient and medieval colonialism was practiced by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Han Chinese, and Arabs.
This is a list of former European colonies. The European countries which had the most colonies throughout history were: ... Southeast Asia. Malaysia;
Phoenician colonies in Asia (2 C, 2 P) Portuguese India (15 C, 47 P) Portuguese Macau (3 C, 32 P) R. Ragusan trade with India (1 P) Roman provinces in Asia (3 C, 1 P) S.