Remember, our country began as a British possession.

In the 1860s, the island became a British possession.

"Compared with other British possessions, the development towards self-government and greater local participation has been rather slow".

The colony was still the poorest of British possessions.

In 1765, along with the rest of Bengal, the district became a British possession.

In 1785 it finally passed into British possession.

The forts were under British possession about half an hour later.

India was regarded as the most valuable British imperial possession.

Penang, a British possession, was established as a pepper port in 1786.

The islands remained continuously in British possession from then until 1982.