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* Korea and Russia get involved in a war in 1930. The aftermath of this war is still undecided.
== South East Asia (Malay Peninsula) ==
=== 19th Century ===
* '''1820:''' The Sultanate of Johor allies with the Dutch East India Company and soon becomes a protectorate.
* '''1849:''' Burmese-Lannathai War. Burma invades and annexes the Lannathai Kingdom, and becomes part of the Burmese Empire.
* '''1853:''' Fearing the expansion of Burma, Ramathibodi IV of Ayutthaya signs the Treaty of Alliance and Trade with Great Britain. In exchange, Great Britain is granted a 99-year lease on the Ayutthayan port of Petbury (Phetchaburi, to be returned in 1952).
* '''1854:''' Anglo-Burmese War and collapse of the Burmese Empire: Cross-border raids by the Burmese in the British territory of Aracan vexed Britain. Britain used this as a pretext for the war, and invaded Burma. After the war, the entirety of Burma was annexed by Britain. Burma was split up into three new provinces under the British Raj: Burmah, Pegu, and Lan Na. This is would be furthest extent of British control on the Malay Peninsula in the 19th century.
* '''1860''': Fearing British expansion, the Vietnamese kingdoms seek protection from the Spanish. Tonquin and Annam become protectorates of Spain. (though when is not yet established)
* '''1863''': Nguyễn Phúc Mạnh, ruler of Tonquin converts to Catholicism, and was baptized as ''Don'' Carlos. During the reign of Phúc Mạnh, the Spanish built churches and conducted missionary activity, leading to the sizeable Catholic minority in the northern parts of Vietnam in the modern day.
* '''1869:''' France invades and protectorizes the Kingdom of Kampuchea (Cambodge).
* '''1873''': British-Acehnese War. In the midst of the Communard forces rising to power in France, Britain invades and secures Aceh to prevent it from falling to French Influence.
== Central and South Asia ==
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