By 1799 the British empire is again in conflict with Tipou, Sultan of Mysore, who with French aid and mercenary French generals has built a western trained army of considerable strength.
Besides Tipou and his French allies Britain must now also face the Dutch and Spanish who are allied to Napoleon. Dutch power in Indonesia is steadily increasing but the Portuguese retain control of Timor.
Japans Tokugawa rulers still pursue a policy of strict isolation.
In China the Muslim revolts in Turkestan have been crushed but Imperial Qing Chinese suppression of the native Miao peoples leads the Miao and others into open revolt against the empire.
Across central China the White Lotus rebels rise in revolt against the oppression of the Qing dynasty.
In Afghanistan the rising power of Zemaun Shah brings his covetous attention  to Northern India and Chinese held Turkestan.
