ASI

AASIA

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA1949-PRESENT

Special Administrative Regions: Precedent Countries:

HONG KONG2006-PRESENT

HONG KONG (BRITISH)1862-2006

MACAO1999-PRESENT

MACAO1884-1999

REPUBLIC OF CHINA1912-1950

MANCHUKUO1932-1945

EASTERN ASIA

74

KIAUCHAU (GERMAN COLONY)1900-1916

SHANGHAI1865-1896

IMPERIAL CHINA1878-1912

TIBET1912-1934

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA1949-PRESENT

(CONTINUED) ASI

A

75

REPUBLIC OF CH

ESENT

JAPANESENT

Precedent Country:

RYUKYU ISLANDS UNITED STATES ADMINISTRAT

1949-1972

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’ S

REPUBLIC OF KOREAESENT

KOREA

Precedent Countries:

ESENT

UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION1946-1948For period 1905-1946 see Japan

ASI

A

76

KOREA MONARCHY1884-1905Prior to 1884 see China and Japan

SRI LANKAESENT

Precedent Country:

CEYLON1857-1972

AFGHANISTAN1871-PRESENT

Prior to 1971 see Pakistan

BANGLADESH1971-PRESENT

Prior to 1947 see India

BHUTAN1962-PRESENT

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY1968-PRESENT

SOUTHERN ASIA

KOREA

Precedent Countries:

ESENT ASI

A(CONTINUED)

77

ASI

A

Feudatory States -Alphabetical

INDIA (CONTINUED)1949-PRESENT

FARIDKOT1887-1901

GWALIOR1885-1948

JIND1885-1943

NABHA1885-1946

PATIALA1884-1947

ALWAR1877-1901

Convention States - Continued

79

ASI

A

Feudatory States - Continued

INDIA (CONTINUED)1949-PRESENT

BUSSAHIR1895-1900

CHARKHARI1894-1943

COCHIN1892-1949

DHAR1897-1900

DUTTIA1893-1920

FARIDKOT1879-1886

81

HYDERABAD (DECCAN)1869-1949

IDAR1939-1944

INDORE1886-1947

JAIPUR1904-1947After 1947 see Rajasthan

JAMMU AND KASHMIR1878-1894 and 1866-1867

JAMMU1867-1877

Feudatory States - Continued

INDIA (CONTINUED)1949-PRESENT

ASI

A

82

ASI

A

Feudatory States - Continued

INDIA (CONTINUED)1949-PRESENT

JASDAN1942

JHALAWAR1887-1890

JIND1874-1884

JUNAGARH1862-1868After 1949 see Saurashtra

KASHMIR1866-1870

KISHANGARH1899-1947After 1947 see Rajasthan

83

MORVI1931-1948

NANDGAON1892-1894

NOWANUGGUR1877-1940

ORCCHA1913-1940

POONCH1876-1890

RAJASTHAN1948-1949

Feudatory States - Continued

INDIA (CONTINUED)1949-PRESENT

ASI

A

84

ASI

A

Feudatory States - Continued

INDIA (CONTINUED)1949-PRESENT

RAJPEEPLA1880

SAURASHTRA1923-1949After 1949 see Saurashtra

SIRMOOR1879-1899

SORUTH1877-1949After 1949 see Saurashtra

UNITED STATE OF SAURASHTRA

TRAVANCORE ANCHEL1888-1946

85

ASI

A

TRAVANCORE COCHIN1949-1950

WADHWAN1888

IRAN1870-PRESENT

MALDIVE ISLANDS1948-PRESENT

Precedent Country:

BRITISH PROTECTORATE1909-1965

MONGOLIA1924-PRESENT

Feudatory States - Continued

INDIA (CONTINUED)1949-PRESENT

86

NEPAL1881-PRESENT

PAKISTAN1947-PRESENT

Precedent Country:

BAHAWALPUR1947-1949Prior to 1947 see India

BRUNEI1983-PRESENT

BRITISH PROTECTORATE1888-1983

Precedent Country:

SOUTH EAST ASIA

ASI

A

87

ASI

A

CAMBODIA1949-PRESENT

Precedent Countries:

INDO-CHINA (FRENCH COLONY AND PROTECTORATE)1889-1949

COCHIN CHINA1886-1888

ANNAM AND TONKIN1888-1892

INDONESIA1948-PRESENT

TIMOR PORTUGUESE TERRITORY1885-1976

Precedent Countries:

NETHERLANDS NEW GUINEA1950-1962

NETHERLANDS INDIES1864-1948

88

ASI

ALAOS1951-PRESENTPrior to 1951 see Cambodia,Indo-China

For period 1900-1935 see Federated Malay States

MALAYSIA1963-PRESENT

Precedent Countries:

NORTH BORNEO1883-1963

SARAWAK1869-1963

FEDERATION OF MALAYA1957-1963

89

ASI

A

MALAYSIA1963-PRESENT

Precedent Countries- Continued Federated Malay States – Alphabetical:

JOHORE1876-1960

KEDAH1912-1962

KELANTAN1911-1962

MALACCA1948-1960Prior to 1948 see Singapore, Straits Settlements

FEDERATED MALAY STATES 1900-1934

LABUAN1879-1904After 1906 see Singapore, Straits Settlements

(CONTINUED)

90

ASI

A

NEGRI SEMBILAN1891-1963

PAHANG1889-1962

PENANG1948-1960Prior to 1948 see Singapore, Straits Settlements

MALAYSIA1963-PRESENT

Federated Malay States – Continued

SELANGOR1878-1962

PERLIS1948-1962

PERAK1878-1961

(CONTINUED)

91

MYANMAR1990-PRESENT

UNION OF BURMA1948-1989

BURMA1937-1948Prior to 1937 see India

Precedent Countries:

SUNGEI UJONG1878-1895

TRENGGANU1910-1963

MALAYSIA1963-PRESENT

(CONTINUED)

Federated Malay States – Alphabetical – continued:

ASI

A

92

ASI

A

PHILIPPINES1946-PRESENT

UNITED STATES COMMONWEALTH1935-1946

Precedent Countries:

UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION1898-1935

SPANISH DOMINION1854-1898

Precedent Country:

THAILAND1883-PRESENT

BANGKOK1882-1885

SINGAPORE1948-PRESENT

STRAITS SETTLEMENTSPrecedent Country:

1867-1946

93

ASI

A

TIMOR-LESTE2002Prior to 2002 see Indonesia

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM1976-PRESENT

Precedent Countries:

REPUBLIC OF NORTH VIETNAM1951-1976

VIETNAM1951-1975

NORTH VIETNAM (VIET MINH ISSUES)1945-1946Prior to 1951 see Cambodia, Indo-China

94

ASI

A

ARMENIA1919-PRESENT

AZERBAIJAN1919-PRESENT

WESTERN ASIA

BRITISH PROTECTORATE, BAHRAIN POSTAL ADMINISTRATION1966-1970

BAHRAIN1971-PRESENT

Precedent Countries:

BRITISH PROTECTORATE, BRITISH POSTAL ADMINISTRATON1948-1966

BRITISH PROTECTORATE, INDIAN POSTAL ADMINISTRATION1933-1948

95

ASI

A

BRITISH COLONY1880-1960

CYPRUS1960-PRESENT

Precedent Country:

BRITISH MANDATE1920-1932

IRAQ1932-PRESENT

Precedent Country:

PALESTINE BRITISHMANDATE1880-1960

ISRAEL1948-PRESENT

Precedent Country:

96

GEORGIA1993-PRESENT

NATIONAL REPUBLIC1919-1920

Precedent Country:

ASI

A

Precedent Country:

KUWAIT1961-PRESENT

BRITISH PROTECTORATE1923-1961

KAZAKHSTAN1992-PRESENTPrior to 1992 see Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Precedent Country:

JORDAN1946-PRESENT

BRITISH MANDATE1920-1946Prior to 1920 see Turkey

KYRGYZSTAN1992-PRESENTPrior to 1992 see Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

97

ASI

A

Precedent Country:

LEBANON1941-PRESENT

FRENCH MANDATE1924-1941Prior to 1924 see Turkey

Precedent Countries:

OMAN1970-PRESENT

MUSCAT AND OMAN1966-1970

MUSCAT1944-1961

98

ASI

A

Precedent Countries:

SYRIA1961-PRESENT

Joined with Egypt to form United Arab Republic, 1958-1961

FRENCH MANDATEAUTONOMOUSREPUBLIC 1922-1934

1934-1958

LATAKIA1930-1933

QATAR1971-PRESENT

BRITISH PROTECTORATE1957-1971Prior to 1957 see Muscat

Precedent Country: Precedent Country:

SAUDI ARABIA1932-PRESENT

HEJAZ1916-1932Prior to 1916 see Turkey

99

ASI

A

ALAOUITES1924-1930

ILE ROUAD1916Prior to 1918 see Turkey

Precedent Countries:

TURKEY1863-PRESENT

HATAY1939

ALEXANDRETTA1938

TURKEY IN ASIA (ANATOLIA)

Precedent Countries- Continued

SYRIA1961-PRESENT

(CONTINUED)

100

ASI

A

THRACE1913-1920

EASTERN RUMELIA1880-1885

TAJIKISTAN1992-PRESENTPrior to 1992 see Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

TURKMENISTAN1992-PRESENTPrior to 1992 see Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS1974-PRESENTPrior to 1974 see Cyprus

Precedent Countries- Continued

TURKEY1863-PRESENT

(CONTINUED)

101

TRUCIAL STATES1961

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES1972-PRESENT

Precedent Country: Trucial States – Alphabetical:

ABU DHABI1964-1972

AJMAN1964-1965

DUBAI1963-1972

FUJEIRA1964-1972

RAS AL KHAIMA1964

ASI

A

102

ASI

A

SHARJAH AND DEPENDENCIES1963-1972

UMM AL QIWAIN1964-1972

UZBEKISTAN1992-PRESENTPrior to 1992 see Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

YEMEN1926-PRESENT

YEMEN, PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC1968-1990

Precedent Countries:

SOUTH ARABIA1963-1966

ADEN BRITISH COLONY1937-1965Prior to 1937 see India

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES1972-PRESENT

Trucial States – Alphabetical:

(CONTINUED)

103