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Present Day Malaysia
With regard to malaysia, there are quite a few inaccuracies. The straits settlements was a dominion, whereas the Federated malay States was a colony (under the purview of the FCO appointed governor general). The remaining states were NOT colonies per say but were merely part of the British "sphere-of interest"

Johore, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, Terrenganu (basicly the non federated malay states) as well as Brunei were protectorates, with their respective Kings still holding full soverignity (technically).

Sarawak was an soverign independant kingdom protected by the British Empire, but over which it had little direct or actual influence.

North Borneo was held in charter by a British Corporation - not a political entity under the purview of the empire.

Hope someone would correct the map =)BaronVonchesto (talk) 14:54, 11 November (UTC)

Walvis Bay
Great map, but I think Walvis Bay was part of the dominion of South Africa, not a mandate as shown on the map.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  23:48, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Ireland
Shouldn't the whole of Ireland be in blue as it was formerly integrated into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1922) and was not a colony (although it is undeniable that the Victorians often treated it like one).

I second that motion. The partition wasn't until 1922.

I agree, it was not until 1922. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.65.60.128 (talk) 08:31, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Gibraltar
Gibraltar isn't as big as Jamaica. Neither is Hong Kong. Please, correct it. Accuracy matters! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.129.59.120 (talk • contribs)


 * The places that are too small to otherwise be visible are marked with squares. Use of not-to-scale markers is a standard tool in maps (see : the dot for Manchester shows its location, it is not meant to mean that Manchester occupies an area that is a perfect circle, or that London is a star).   The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick t 16:44, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Then use a circle as in the case of 2 tiny islands on the same map (which are bigger than Gibraltar, anyway)...

Nepal from 1816 to 1923
After the signing of Segowlee treaty of 1816 Nepal became a de facto protectorate of the British Empire until in 1923 when Britain explicitly called Nepal a sovereign nation. Before 1923, Nepal was not allowed to house any foreign diplomat in Kathmandu. Any foreigners visiting Kathmandu or Nepalese officials willing to visit any 3rd country had to take permission from the British Government. From 1816 to 1923 Nepal had a compulsion of having a "British Resident" in Kathmandu. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scyfie (talk • contribs) 16:30, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Tibet?
The British also took control of Tibet from the Manchu Empire, this map should be fixed. 98.119.177.171 (talk) 02:44, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * In maps of the British Empire in reliable sources, Tibet is not shown as part of the BE.  The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick t 11:09, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Tibet covers this, there was a British raid which reached Lhasa in 1904. But it wasn't a conquest of the whole country and Tibet remained an independant state for decades afterwards.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  11:21, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * So it was an area of control with out formal incorperation/admministration like Southern Iran, and Afganistan.--J intela (talk) 23:30, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Map borders

 * This map claims to represent the British territories and dependencies in 1919, after the Treaty of Versailles yet the map borders for the countries are wrong on every continent except possibly Africa.
 * This map should be reconstructed against the proper blank map (that has the actual borders of 1919).
 * Thanks! Scooter20 (talk) 10:59, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Go for it then.  The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick t 17:12, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * It's your map, not mine! Scooter20 (talk) 19:42, 30 May 2009 (UTC)


 * File:BritishEmpire1919.PNG is such map. Kahkonen (talk) 21:41, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

British Cameroon

 * There's a mistake in your map concerning British Cameroon. As you probably know, Cameroon was a German colony till the end of WWI. Then (at the Conference of Versailles) it was divided in 2 mandates which were to be administered by Britain and France. In 1960, when French Cameroon and Nigeria became independent, a referendum was held in British Cameroon (which, apparently, was deemed to small to constitute a state on its own) to determine whether it should be become part of Nigeria or the Republic of Cameroon. The northern part of Britisch Cameroon voted to join Nigeria, and so became part of that country, while the south, which today is known as the Southern Cameroons, joined the Republic of Cameroon.
 * Now, what you've done on this map is show the only Southern Cameroons as a mandate, while showing the northern part of British Cameroon as part of the colony of Nigeria, which it wasn't in 1919. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.61.230.65 (talk) 18:04, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Palestine/West Bank
There is a little wedge between Israel and Jordan representing the West Bank (usually on Wikipedia maps it stands for "Palestine" or the PNA). This should also be colored with the same mandate red that Israel and Jordan are colored with, as it was part of the Palestine Mandate. --Jfruh (talk) 03:01, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

New Guinea
Only the northern half of today's Papua New Guinea -- the half corresponding to the Territory of New Guinea -- should get the mandate coloring. The southern half was a crown colony. --Jfruh (talk) 03:13, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

Burma
Wasn't Burma part of the Raj in 1919?--84.111.117.111 (talk) 12:29, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Burma and the Aden Protectorate (south yemen) were part of the Raj until 1937. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.18.179.163 (talk) 23:52, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Can somebody correct the map then?--84.108.213.97 (talk) 13:35, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Bhutan
Bhutan was never a colony, although could be said to be part of the Raj with Nepal.--86.18.179.163 (talk) 00:35, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Ceylon
Ceylon was a Crown Colony in 1919 not part of the Raj.--86.18.179.163 (talk) 00:40, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Hong Kong
I think Hong Kong was part of the British Empire in 1919. Any chance of marking it on the map?  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  10:28, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Mistakes
As has already been noted, Burma and Aden should be colored as the "British Raj," not as colonies. I'd also suggest that the label "colonies" should be changed to "colonies and protectorates." Certainly Oman, for instance, was never a British colony. john k (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree with all of these points. I would also add that all of India was not under British control. Zuggernaut (talk) 20:58, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * What do you mean? Are you referring to the princely states?  They weren't under direct British control, but they were certainly under effective British control. john k (talk) 23:00, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I was referring to the Goa, Daman and Diu which were under Portuguese control. Puducherry was under French control as well. Zuggernaut (talk) 23:21, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, right, of course. At the scale of this map, I think only Goa would be large enough to show. john k (talk) 05:27, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd like to note that whatever fixes were made in the last change, it broke Canada. Some odd colourations now present, and no distinction between Newfoundland and Labrador and then-Canada. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 08:11, 27 September 2010 (UTC)