Category Archives: Colonies

Straits Settlements (1867 – 1946)

ALBUM – View my Straits Settlements Album Fast Facts Region: Far East Group:South East Asian Archipelago Classification: Colony (UK) Prior Regime: Separate British Settlements Key Dates:   1824, Mar 17 – Anglo-Dutch Treaty   1826 – Straits Settlements established under East India … Continue reading

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Alwar, Princely State of India (1803 – 1948)

ALBUM – view my Alwar Album Fast Facts Region: India Area Group: India Feudatory State Classification: Semi-Autonomous State Prior Regime: Maratha Empire Key Dates:   1771 – Alwar becomes a Rajput Kingdom   1803, Nov 14 – Alwar signs with British East … Continue reading

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German New Guinea (1884 – 1914)

ALBUM – view my German New Guinea album Fast Facts Region: Australia / Pacific Group: German Colonies in the Pacific Classification: Colony (Germany) Prior Regime: Indigenous people Key Dates:   1884, Nov 3 – Established as a German Protectorate   1914, Sept … Continue reading

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Ionian Islands, British Protectorate (1810 – 1864)

ALBUM – view my Ionian Islands, British Protectorate album TRANSITION CHART for the Ionian Islands Fast Facts Region: Germany / Aegean / Ionian Islands Group: Ionian Islands Classification: Colony (British) Prior Regime: France Key Dates:   1809, Oct 2 – British … Continue reading

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Nyassa Company (1891 – 1929)

ALBUM – View my Nyassa Company album TRANSITION CHART – Mozambique Area Fast Facts Region: Southern Africa Group: Mozambique Area Classification: Colony, Portuguese Prior Regime: Portuguese Mozambique Colony Key Dates:   1498, Mar 1 – Vasco da Gama lands on Mozambique … Continue reading

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Cape of Good Hope

PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON – HISTORY UNDER CONSTRUCTION For now, please enjoy my stamp album and South Africa Transition Chart ALBUM – View my Cape of Good Hope Album TRANSITION CHART – South Africa Area

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The Princely State of Hyderabad (1798 – 1948)

ALBUM – view my Princely State of Hyderabad album Fast Facts Region: India Area Group: India Feudatory States Classification: Semi-autonomious state Prior Regime: Mughal Empire Key Dates:   1724 – The formation of Hyderabad and the rise of the Nazim dynasty … Continue reading

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Annam and Tonkin, French Protectorate (1883 – 1887)

ALBUM – view my Annam and Tonkin Album Summary In the late 1800s, France and China competed for control of trade routes in much of southeast Asia. The French were able to establish a protectorate in Annam (central Vietnam) in … Continue reading

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Southern Nigeria Protectorate (1900 – 1914)

ALBUM – view my Southern Nigeria Protectorate album TRANSITION CHART for the British Nigeria area Fast Facts Region: West Africa Group: British Nigeria Classification: Colony (Britain) Prior Regime: Niger Coast Protectorate Key Dates:   1900, Jan 1 – Southern Nigeria formed by joining … Continue reading

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Zululand, British Colony (1887 – 1897)

ALBUM – view my Zululand album TRANSITION CHART for the South Africa Area Fast Facts Region: Southern Africa Group: South Africa Area Classification: Colony (Britain) Prior Regime: Zulu Kingdom Key Dates:   1878, Dec 11 – Britain delivers an ultimatum to … Continue reading

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