Southern Asia, 01 Apr 1937: Government of India Act
Full map view for mobile

Political map of South & Southwest Asia on 01 Apr 1937 (Arrival of the New Order: Government of India Act), showing the following events: Indian provincial elections; Ingrams’ Peace; Dersim massacre; Colony of Aden; Colony of Burma.

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.)

Italian

East Africa(It.)

Egypt(Br. infl.)

Nationalist
China

Malaya(Br. prot.)

Anglo-
Egyptian
Sudan(Br. adm.)

Br. Som.(Br. prot.)

Muscat
& Oman(Br. prot.)

Aden prot.(Br. prot.)

Iraq(Br. infl.)

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.)

Dec 1936–Feb 1937Congress victory in
Indian elections

Feb 1937British establish
peace in Hadhramaut

Mar 1937–Sep 1938Turks massacre Kurds
in Dersim region

1 Apr 1937Aden detached
from British India

1 Apr 1937Burma detached
from British India

◀ Prev Next ▶

Terrain relief

Elevation tints

Events

Labels

Label outlines