Skip to content
Curated category

States and territories established in 1882

  • Kingdom of SerbiaOn the 6th of March 1882, Milan I stood before a crowd in Belgrade and accepted the crown that transformed Serbia from a principality into a kingdom.
  • Italian EmpireIn 1869, an Italian navigation company purchased Assab Bay on the Red Sea to establish a coaling station while the Suez Canal opened for navigation.