What is Protectorate?
{{no sources|date=July 2021}} A '''protectorate''' is a state that is protected by another, larger and stronger country based on an agreement between the protectorate and the protecting country. These were very common in the 19th century, especially in [[Africa]] and [[South Asia]], when [[Europe|European]] countries would give protection to small states or places there. Often they also made an [[international trade]] agreement which restricted the trade of other foreign states. The [[British Empire]] had many protectorates around the world. The first was [[The Protectorate]] of the [[Commonwealth of England]] in the 1660s, [[Bahrain]] was also a British protectorate until it gained independence. Later, [[Kuwait]] was a British protectorate from 1899 to 1961 and is now independent. [[Sikkim]] was a protectorate of [[India]] until 1975 and now is a state of [[India]]. [[Bhutan]] is also a protected state of India. == Related pages == * [[Annexation]] * [[Colonization]] * [[Client state]] {{stub}} [[Category:Countries]]