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    protectorate
    /prəˈtɛkt(ə)rət/

    noun

    • 1. a state that is controlled and protected by another: "Panama was juridically a protectorate of the United States"
    • 2. the position or period of office of a Protector, especially that in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell. historical

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ProtectorateProtectorate - Wikipedia

    Jul 5, 2024 · A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law. [1] .

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EmpireEmpire - Wikipedia

    Jul 5, 2024 · Narrowly defined, an empire is a sovereign state whose head of state is an emperor or empress; but not all states with aggregate territory under the rule of supreme authorities are called empires or are ruled by an emperor; nor have all self-described empires been accepted as such by contemporaries and historians (the Central African ...

  4. 3 days ago · During most of the colonial period, the territory's official name was the "British Solomon Islands Protectorate" until independence in 1978, when it was changed to "Solomon Islands" as defined in the Constitution of Solomon Islands and as a Commonwealth realm under this name.

  5. Jul 5, 2024 · Malaya. Except for Malacca, Western influence was negligible in Malaya and northern Borneo until the late 18th century, when Britain became interested in the area.

  6. Jul 5, 2024 · The Islamic Sultanate of Negara Brunei Darussalam was a British protectorate from 1888 until World War II when the Japanese occupied Brunei. After the Japanese were defeated in 1945, the British resumed control.

  7. Jul 3, 2024 · Egypt - WWI, Independence, Revolution: In November 1914 Britain declared war on the Ottoman Empire and in December proclaimed a protectorate over Egypt, deposed ʿAbbās, and appointed his uncle, Ḥusayn Kāmil, with the title of sultan.

  8. Jul 5, 2024 · Presentation. Somaliland is, since 1990, a de facto independent republic, located in the northern part of the Horn of Africa. Its lies on the southern shore of the Gulf of Aden, in northwest Indian Ocean. It is a relatively stable republic, comparable to other consolidated African states, although with notable weaknesses too.