Southern Asia, 06 Nov 1914: Outbreak of the Great War
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Political map of South & Southwest Asia on 06 Nov 1914 (The Great War in the Middle East: Outbreak of the Great War), showing the following events: Outbreak of World War I; SMS Emden Raids; British occupation of Abadan; Idrisid Emirate of Asir; Ottoman entry into World War I; Bergmann Offensive; Fao Landing.

I n d i a n

E m p i r e(Br. Raj)

R e p u b l i c

o f C h i n a

R u s s i a n

E m p i r e

Dutch
East Indies(Neth.)

French
Indochina(Fr. prot.)

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Afghanistan(Br. prot.)

Malaya(Br. prot.)

Ha'il(Ott. suz.)

Nejd
(Saudi)(Ott. suz.)

Anglo-
Egyptian
Sudan(Br. adm.)

East Africa
Protectorate(Br. prot.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. garr.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Italian
Somalia(It. prot.)

(Russian sphere)

Nepal(Br. prot.)

Bhutan(Br. prot.)

Kuw.(Br. prot.)

Trucial
Oman(Br. prot.)

Yemen(semi-indep)

Andaman

&

Nicobar Is.

Kashmir(Br. Ind. prot.)

Khiva(Rus. prot.)

Bukhara(Rus. prot.)

Hyderabad(Br. Ind. prot.)

Mysore(Br. Ind. prot.)

Baluchistan(Br. Ind. agcy)

Central India(Br. Ind. agcy)

Rajputana(Br. Ind. agcy)

Bihar

&

Orissa

Maldives(Br. prot.)

(British
sphere)

Anaza(Ott. suz.)

Majerteenia(semi-indep)

Hobyo(semi-indep)

Pondichéry(Fr.)

Br.P.Gulf(Br. Ind.)

28 Jul 1914Outbreak of WWI

29 Aug–9 Nov 1914German cruiser Emden
raids Indian Ocean

Sep 1914British occupy
Persian oilfields

Oct 1914Asir declares
independence

29 Oct 1914Ottoman Empire enters War

2–17 Nov 1914Ottomans defeat Russian
invasion attempt

6–8 Nov 1914British land at Fao

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