Britain defeats Konbaung Burma, which cedes Assam, Manipur, Arakan and Tenasserim under the Treaty of Yandabo.
Britain and the Netherlands divide their spheres in the Malay world, roughly creating today's Malaysia–Indonesia divide.
Prince Diponegoro leads a major uprising against Dutch colonial rule in Central Java; the war ends with his capture.
The first public railway to use steam locomotives opens in England, ushering in the railway age.
Gia Long, founder of the Nguyễn dynasty, dies and is succeeded by his son Minh Mạng, who centralises the state.
Poet Nguyễn Du dies in Huế.
Stamford Raffles signs a treaty establishing a British East India Company trading post at Singapore, beginning the modern port city.