Ancient Asian history

Ancient history in Asia is usually taken to include:

West Asia

• The Ancient Near East
• History of Iran, from Elam to the Sasanian Empire

South Asia

• History of India, from the Indus Valley Civilisation to the Iron Age in India
• Middle kingdoms of India, from the Maurya Empire to the Gupta Empire
• For southern India, History of South India#Ancient period
  • Southern kingdom of India, the Chola dynasty.

East Asia

• Iron Age China, from the Spring and Autumn period and the early imperial period under the Han dynasty
• History of China, from the Han dynasty to the Tang dynasty
• The Proto–Three Kingdoms period and Three Kingdoms of Korea
• The History of Japan from the Kofun period to the Heian period
• The Âu Lạc to the Second Era of Northern Domination in Vietnam

Southeast Asia

• History of Southeast Asia, from prehistory to Contemporary Southeast Asia.