Editing 1840s (section)

=== Western Asia ===

==== Ottoman Empire ====
The decade was near the beginning of the [[Tanzimât|Tanzimât Era]] of the Ottoman Empire. Sultan [[Abdülmecid I]] ruled during this period.

===== Lebanon =====
{{Further|1840 Lebanon conflict}}
Emir [[Bashir Shihab II]] controlled the [[Mount Lebanon Emirate]] at the beginning of the 1840s. Bashir allied with [[Muhammad Ali of Egypt]], but Muhammad Ali was driven out of the country. Bashir was deposed in 1840 when the Egyptians were driven out by an Ottoman-European alliance, which had the backing of [[Maronite]] forces. His successor, Emir [[Bashir III]], ruled until 1842, after which the emirate was dissolved and split into a [[Druze in Lebanon|Druze sector]] and a [[Christianity in Lebanon|Christian sector]].

===== Romania =====
* [[June 21]], [[1848]] – [[Wallachian Revolution of 1848]]: The [[Proclamation of Islaz]] is made public and a [[Romanians|Romanian]] revolutionary government led by [[Ion Heliade Rădulescu]] and [[Christian Tell]] is created.

==== Persian Empire (Iran) ====
* [[1844]]–[[1852]] – The [[Bábism|Babi Movement]]
* [[1848]] – [[Amir Kabir|Mirza Taqi Khan Amir Kabir]] as chief minister (until 1851)
* [[1847]] – The [[Ottoman Empire]] cedes [[Abadan Island]] to the [[Qajar dynasty|Persian Empire]]