but I spent a lot of time going "is it... wait, no, The British" "is it... hm, no, The Dutch"
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but I spent a lot of time going "is it... wait, no, The British" "is it... hm, no, The Dutch"
I suppose that depends on your definition of colonization. Thailand was able to keep a high amount of autonomy but the British empire still did have a lot of control and influence, so I don't know how free it really counts as