The Dutch East India Company (1800) and British East India Company (1858) were dissolved by their respective governments, who took over the direct administration of the colonies. Only <answer>Thailand</answer> was spared the experience of foreign rule, although, <answer>Thailand</answer> itself was also greatly affected by the power politics of the Western powers. Colonial rule had a profound effect on Southeast Asia. While the colonial powers profited much from the region's vast resources and large market, colonial rule did develop the region to a varying extent.
What country did not have to succumb to forign rule?
Thailand