Southern Asia, 28 Sep 1946: Independence in the Middle East
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Political map of South & Southwest Asia on 28 Sep 1946 (Independence: Independence in the Middle East), showing the following events: Cabinet Mission to India; Syrian Independence; Soviet-Iranian Oil Agreement; Independence of Transjordan; Chinese Civil War reopens; Fontainebleau Agreements; Direct Action Day; Anti-communist revolt in Iran.

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

I r a n(Sov. infl.)

Republic of
Indonesia

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Ma
Family(Nat. Ch. infl.)

French
Indochina(Fr. prot.)

Nationalist
China

Anglo-
Egyptian
Sudan(Br. adm.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. prot.)

Italian
Somaliland(Br. adm.)

Eritrea(Br. adm.)

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

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(ass. Br.)

Liu W.(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Ogaden(Br. adm.)

Palestine(Br. mand.)

A.P.G.(Sov. sat.)

Pondichéry(Fr.)

Apr–Jun 1946British plans for Indian
independence rejected

17 Apr 1946France recognizes
Syrian independence

May 1946Iran trades oil interests
for Soviet withdrawal

17 Jun 1946Transjordan gains
independence

26 Jun 1946Chinese Civil War
reopens

Jul–Sep 1946France & Vietnam agree
to cooperate in Indochina

Aug 1946Hindu-Muslim rioting
starts in Calcutta

23 Sep–17 Oct 1946Uprising in Iran against
Soviet influence

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