Asia

The colonisation of Asia was more difficult since there were many more people.
China gave concessions to Great Britain, France, Portugal, the USA, and Russia in cities on its coasts.

Great Britain managed to occupy many Asian areas:
- India constituted the British Indian Empire and was the most valuable British colony. Queen Victoria was actually crowned Empress of India in 1877.
- Burma, the Malay States, Borneo, and Brunei became important colonies of the British Empire in East Asia.
- Hong Kong was a Chinese concession to Great Britain.
- In Arabia the British controlled Yemen, Oman, and the Pirate Coast.
France created an empire in Indochina
Once they had gained control of Siberia, Russia expanded eastwards. Both areas were annexed as a part of the Russian Empire.The conflicts with Great Britain to expand southwards led to the creation of a buffer state between their empires: Afghanistan.
The Netherlands had controlled the Dutch East Indies since the 17th century.
Portugal owned East Timor and Macau.
The USA colonised the Philippines after defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War (1898).
Japan created an empire in the east of Asia once they conquered Korea, Manchuria, and Formosa.