ColonisationThe 1840s

Colonisation in the 1840s

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged colonisation — the establishment, administration and ending of colonial rule, narrowed to the 1840s — 8 of them, drawn from 7 nations, running from 1841 to 1849. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
8
Nations
7
Earliest
1841
Latest
1849
Africa
4
Asia
4

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Asia

    Brunei

    Cession of Sarawak to James Brooke

    After helping put down a revolt, the English adventurer James Brooke is made rajah of Sarawak, founding the White Rajah dynasty and beginning the dismemberment of Brunei's territory.

    Era: Decline, the White Rajahs, and the British Protectorate

    Sources: History of Brunei · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Sir James Brooke · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Sarawak · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Africa

    Comoros

    Mayotte ceded to France

    The ruler of Mayotte cedes the island to France, giving France its first foothold in the Comoro archipelago.

    Era: French Colonisation

    Sources: History of the Comoros · Wikipedia, Comoros: History · Encyclopædia Britannica

  3. Asia

    Malaysia

    James Brooke becomes Raja of Sarawak

    The Sultan of Brunei appoints the Englishman James Brooke raja of Sarawak, founding the 'White Raja' dynasty and beginning the absorption of the Borneo territories into the British sphere.

    Era: European Powers and the Making of British Malaya

    Sources: Malaysia: Malaya and northern Borneo under British control · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. Africa

    Equatorial Guinea

    Britain withdraws to Sierra Leone

    The British base on Fernando Pó was withdrawn to Sierra Leone in 1843, Spain having declined to sell its rights; freed Africans, Sierra Leoneans and other settlers remained as the English-speaking Fernandino community.

    Era: The British base and the Spanish cocoa colony

    Sources: History of Equatorial Guinea · Wikipedia, Equatorial Guinea · New World Encyclopedia

  5. Africa

    Ivory Coast

    France signs treaties on the lagoon coast

    The naval officer Bouët-Willaumez concluded treaties with rulers around Grand-Bassam and Assinie, securing the first durable French trading footholds on the coast of present-day Côte d'Ivoire.

    Era: The ivory coast, the French, and the conquest

    Sources: History of Ivory Coast · Wikipedia, History of Côte d'Ivoire · Encyclopædia Britannica

  6. Asia

    Brunei

    Labuan ceded to Britain

    Brunei cedes the island of Labuan in Brunei Bay to Great Britain, which establishes it as a crown colony, further reducing the sultanate's holdings.

    Era: Decline, the White Rajahs, and the British Protectorate

    Sources: History of Brunei · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Sir James Brooke · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  7. Africa

    Algeria

    Algeria annexed to France

    Algeria is organised into French départements and declared an integral part of France, opening the way to large-scale European settlement and land expropriation.

    Era: French Conquest and Settler Colony

    Sources: History of Algeria · Encyclopaedia Britannica, French occupation of Algeria · EBSCO Research Starters

  8. Asia

    Pakistan

    Britain annexes the Punjab

    After defeating the Sikh kingdom, the British annex Punjab, completing colonial control over the lands that would become Pakistan.

    Era: The British Raj and the Pakistan Movement

    Sources: Pakistan: A Country Study · Library of Congress, Federal Research Division