Category Archives: Southeast Asia

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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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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