Southern Asia, 02 Mar 1946: Iran Crisis
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Political map of South & Southwest Asia on 02 Mar 1946 (Independence: Iran Crisis), showing the following events: Chinese occupation of northern Indochina; Allied occupation of Indonesia; Jewish insurgency in Palestine; Azerbaijan People’s Government; Allied withdrawal from Iran; Republic of Mahabad; Royal Indian Navy mutiny.

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

Republic of
Indonesia

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Ma
Family(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Nationalist
China

Malaya(Br. adm.)

Anglo-
Egyptian
Sudan(Br. adm.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. prot.)

Syria(Br/Fr occ.)

Italian
Somaliland(Br. adm.)

Eritrea(Br. adm.)

E.T.R.(Sov. sat.)

French
Indochina(Fr. prot.)

North
Indochina(Nat. Ch. occ.)

Laos(Nat. Ch. pres.)

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.)

Trans-
Jordan(Br. mand.)

Liu W.(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Ogaden(Br. adm.)

Palestine(Br. mand.)

A.P.G.(Sov. occ.)

Pondichéry(Fr.)

15 Sep 1945Chinese occupy
northern Indochina

29 Sep 1945–29 Nov 1946Allied reoccupation
of Dutch East Indies

Nov 1945–May 1948Jewish insurgency against
British in Palestine

Dec 1945Soviets back creation of
Azerbaijan People’s Gov.

1 Jan–2 Mar 1946US & Britain
withdraw from Iran

Jan 1946Rep. of Mahabad
declared

Feb 1946Royal Indian Navy mutiny

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