Timeline of British imperialism in Asia By wduff0203 Dec 31, 1600 British East India Company created Period: Nov 1, 1839 to Jan 1, 1842 1st Opium War Period: Dec 1, 1850 to Aug 1, 1864 Taiping Rebellion Period: Jan 1, 1856 to Jan 1, 1858 2nd Opium War Period: Jan 1, 1857 to Jan 1, 1947 Britain controls India (the Raj) Period: May 10, 1857 to Jun 20, 1858 Sepoy mutiny Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Dec 31, 1869 India is Britain's largest supplier of cotton Period: May 1, 1871 to Apr 1, 1946 Britain controls Malasia Dec 28, 1885 Indian National Congress created Period: Jun 20, 1900 to Sep 7, 1901 Boxer Rebelion Period: Oct 16, 1905 to Jan 1, 1908 Boycott on British goods Dec 30, 1906 Muslim Leauge founded Jan 1, 1910 India has the 4th largest railway in the world