Southern Asia, 05 May 1936: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
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Political map of South & Southwest Asia on 05 May 1936 (Arrival of the New Order: Second Italo-Ethiopian War), showing the following events: Persia becomes Iran; Hamza Line; Government of India Act; Outbreak of Second Italo-Ethiopian War; Provincehood of Bihar, Orissa & Sind; March of the Iron Will.

I n d i a n

E m p i r e(Br. Raj)

S o v i e t U n i o n

Dutch
East Indies(Neth.)

French
Indochina(Fr. prot.)

Egypt(Br. prot.)

Ethiopia(It. occ.)

Nationalist
China

Malaya(Br. prot.)

Anglo-
Egyptian
Sudan(Br. adm.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. Ind. prot.)

Italian
East Africa(It.)

Eritrea(I.E.A.)

Iraq(Br. infl.)

Transc.
S.F.S.R.

Liu X.(Ch. infl.)

Xinjiang(Sov. infl.)

Bhutan(Br. prot.)

Kuw.(Br. prot.)

Trucial
Oman(Br. prot.)

Andaman

&

Nicobar Is.

Kashmir(Br. Ind. prot.)

Hyderabad(Br. Ind. prot.)

Mysore(Br. Ind. prot.)

Baluchistan(Br. Ind. agcy)

Central India(Br. Ind. agcy)

Rajputana(Br. Ind. agcy)

Maldives(Br. prot.)

Yunnan(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Syria &
Lebanon(Fr. mand.)

Trans-
Jordan(Br. mand.)

Liu W.(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Palestine(Br. mand.)

Pondichéry(Fr.)

Br.P.Gulf(Br. Ind.)

Mar 1935Persia officially
renamed Iran

Apr 1935Saudi Arabia claims
Rub’ al-Khali

Aug 1935British approve
Gov. of India Act

3 Oct 1935Italy invades Ethiopia

1 Apr 1936Bihar, Orissa & Sind
become separate
provinces of India

26 Apr–5 May 1936Italians capture
Addis Ababa

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