<Li> 1945--Kwantung Leased Territory dissolved and returned to China </Li> <Li> 1945--The Republic of China annexes Taiwan Britain's holdings on the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in 1947 and 1948, becoming four new independent states: India, Burma, Ceylon, and Pakistan (including East Bengal, from 1971 Bangladesh). </Li> <Li> 1946 April 1--Straits Settlements, Unfederated Malay States and Federated Malay States join to form the Malayan Union . (Although these could have been considered remaining part of British Malaya). Jordan becomes independent after separating from the British Mandate of Palestine . The Turtle Islands is awarded by Britain to the Philippines . </Li> <Li> 1947 August--The Partition of India as India and Pakistan are given independence from Britain </Li>

When were most political boundaries established in southwest asia