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I am assuming a semi-civilized or civilized nation-state here (Southeast Asia, Northern Africa, etc).
How long does it take for a foreign country from having military contact with another state to annexing it completely?
In a case for Korea, for example, I believe it is 35 years (1875:contact with modernized Japan=>1910:complete annexation by Japan).
Would there be a general time-frame for the sequence? thanks.
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