The British Raj was the period when the British Crown ruled the Indian subcontinent, from 1858 to 1947. It began on 28 June 1858, after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 led to the East India Company's rule being transferred to the Crown, and Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1876. The region had two parts: directly governed British India, and princely states ruled by local rulers under British paramountcy. In 1947 the Raj was partitioned into the Union of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. Burma was administered as part of British India until 1937.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.