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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 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 centuri
The British Empire refers to the possessions, dominions, and dependencies under the control of the Crown.In addition to the areas formally under the sovereignty of the British monarch, various "foreign" territories were controlled as protectorates; territories transferred to British administration under the authority of the League of Nations or the United Nations; and miscellaneous other ...
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.
Restoration of independence after British protectorate, initial establishment around 1745. Name changed to Eswatini in 2018. October 12, 1968 Spain Equatorial Guinea: June 4, 1970 United Kingdom Tonga: Independence restored after British protectorate. October 10, 1970 United Kingdom Fiji: Restoration of independence after British colonial rule.
British Hong Kong; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Leeward Islands. Anguilla; British Virgin Islands; Montserrat; Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla; British Malaya. Federated Malay States; Straits Settlements; Unfederated Malay States; British Mauritius; British North America. Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866) Colony of British ...
[83] [84] The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are themselves distinct from the Commonwealth realms, a group of 15 independent countries (including the United Kingdom) sharing Charles III as monarch and head of state, and from the Commonwealth of Nations, a voluntary association of 56 countries mostly with historic links to ...
Leon Neal/Getty Images. Brunei is ruled by the House of Bolkiah, a 600-year-old dynasty. This country borders Malaysia and the South China Sea. Currently, Hassanal Bolkiah is the 29 th sultan and ...