Southern Asia, 18 May 1920: Soviet Victory in Central Asia
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Political map of South & Southwest Asia on 18 May 1920 (Anglo-French Overreach: Soviet Victory in Central Asia), showing the following events: Non-Cooperation Movement; Fifth Dervish Expedition; Overthrow of the Khanate of Khiva; Military occupation of Constantinople; Azerbaijan Soviet Conciliar Republic; Soviets in Gilan; Kuwait-Nejd War.

I n d i a n

E m p i r e(Br. Raj)

S o v i e t R u s s i a

Persia(Br. sup.)

R e p u b l i c

o f C h i n a

Dutch
East Indies(Neth.)

French
Indochina(Fr. prot.)

Egypt(Br. prot.)

Malaya(Br. prot.)

Anglo-
Egyptian
Sudan(Br. adm.)

East Africa
Protectorate(Br. prot.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. garr.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Ott. Emp.(Br. occ.)

Italian
Somalia(It. prot.)

Turkestan
A.S.R.

Hejaz(Br. back.)

Nepal(Br. prot.)

Bhutan(Br. prot.)

Kuw.(Br. prot.)

Trucial
Oman(Br. prot.)

Andaman

&

Nicobar Is.

Kashmir(Br. Ind. prot.)

K.P.S.R.(Sov. infl.)

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.)

Mesop.(Br. adm.)

Gilan(Sov. occ.)

O.E.T.A.(Fr. adm.)

Azerb.(Sov. pup.)

Ikh.(Saudi infl.)

Majerteenia(semi-indep)

Hobyo(semi-indep)

O.E.T.A.(Br. adm.)

Pondichéry(Fr.)

Br.P.Gulf(Br. Ind.)

Jan 1920–Feb 1922Gandhi runs Non-Cooperation
Movement across India

17 Jan–9 Feb 1920British destroy
Dervish State

2 Feb 1920Soviets overthrow
Khanate of Khiva

Mar 1920British seize control
in Constantinople

Apr 1920Soviets establish
Azerbaijan SCR

18 May 1920Soviets occupy Gilan

May–Oct 1920Ikhwan attacks
on Kuwait

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