In our TL, Japan and Ethiopia were able to not only maintain their independence in the 1850-1914 time frame (during the late Age of Imperialism), but also managed to expand their own territory during this time:
Anyway, my question here is this--exactly which additional non-White (and outside of the New World/Americas, of course) countries could have realistically not only retained their independence, but also expanded in the 1850-1914 time period?
Also, for the record, I myself think that Egypt is one such contender; after all, they already managed to expand in the late 19th century in our TL and had sufficiently smart leadership in the form of Muhammad Ali:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Egypt_under_Muhammad_Ali_Dynasty_map_en.png
Thus, with a continuation of more competent leadership and perhaps better luck as well, it might have been possible for Egypt to formally acquire independence from the Ottoman Empire as well as to both continue expanding and to avoid becoming colonized/conquered by the Europeans (specifically by the British).
Anyway, any thoughts on this?