| 1825 | 1869 |
| King 783Minh Mang outlaws teaching of Christianity in Vietnam | Suez Canal opens |
| 1830 | 1872 |
| Dutch institute Culture System in Indonesia | Universal public schools established in Japan |
| 1839–1842 | 1885 |
| Opium War | Foundation of Indian National Congress |
| 1851–1864 | 1894–1895 |
| Taiping Rebellion in China | Japan defeats China in Sino-Japanese War and gains control of Taiwan |
| 1853 | 1898 |
| Commodore Perry opens Japanese ports to foreign trade | United States takes control of Philippines from Spain |
| 1857 | 1900 |
| Great Mutiny / Great Revolt by Indian sepoys against British rule | Boxer Rebellion in China |
| 1858 | 1904 |
| British Parliament begins to rule India | Japan attacks Russia and starts Russo-Japanese War |
| 1859–1885 | 1910 |
| Vietnam becomes a colony of France | Korea becomes a province of Japan |
| 1867 | 1912 |
| Meiji Restoration in Japan | China’s monarchy is replaced by a republic |