Far East

Far East Kingdoms of Central Asia, South Asia, China, South-East Asia, Japan, & Oceania
	CENTRAL ASIA
	Early Cultures:	Early Cultures (Index)   Indo-Europeans  (Maps) Uralics   Indo-Iranians/Indo-Aryans  (Map) Tocharians / Yuezhi   Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
	Early Regions & States: (Map)	Transoxiana   Arachosia Aria / Haraiva Bactria Carmania Chorasmia Drangiana / Zranka Ferghana Gandhara & Paropamisadae Gedrosia Hyrcania / Verkâna Indus Margiana / Mergu Parthia Sogdiana   Kingdom of Turan (Indo-Iranian)  (Map) Land of Ariana (Indo-Aryan)  (Map) Land of Aryana Vaejah (Indo-Iranian)
	Early Tribes:	Alans (Alani / Alauni) Massagetae Scythians  (Map) Wusun Yancai   Indo-Iranian Tribes (Index)
	Persian/Greek Central & Southern Asia:	Achaemenid Persia (Persian Empire) Argead Dynasty in Persia  (Map)   Persian & Greek Satrapies (Index) Persian Empire Satraps (Index) Greek Empire Satraps (Index)   Ambisares, Paurava, & Taxila
	Post-Greek Central & Southern Asia: (Map)	Post-Greek Gandhara Post-Greek Sogdiana Greater Yuezhi / Lesser Yuezhi  (Exodus Map) Sakastan Tokharistan   Parthians (Arsacids) Indo-Parthians / Pahlavas / Suren Kingdom Kushan Empire / Guishang Kingdom Kushanshahs / Indo-Sassanids Xionites / Alchons  (Map) Xionites / Hephthalites (White Huns) Xionites / Kidarites (Red Huns) Xionites / Nezak Xionite Bactria / Tokharistan   Turks  (Map) Turkic Tribes (Index)   Göktürks (Blue Turks)  (Map) Eastern (Great) Göktürk Khagans Western Göktürk Khagans (Yabgus) Göktürk Bactria / Tokharistan   Bukhara Samarkand Southern Khorasan
	Islamic Central & Southern Asia:	Islamic Emirate of Khorasan Islamic Aria   Tahirid Emirs of Khorasan   Samanid Emirate (Samarkand) Saffarid Emirs of Seistan (Southern Khorasan)   Emirs of Northern Khwarazm (Khorasan) Nasrid Emirs of Seistan (Southern Khorasan) Qara-Khitaï Empire (Samarkand)
	The Mongols:	Great Khans Khans of the Blue Horde (Golden Horde) Khans of the White Horde (Golden Horde) Khans of the Grey Horde (Shaibanid Empire) Khans of Mughulistan (Chaghatayids) Khans of the Il-Khanate   Khans of the Yuan Dynasty Khans of the Northern Yuan Dynasty Khans of the Golden Horde   Khans of the Great Horde Khans of Astrakhan (Tartars) Khans of the Crimea (Tartars) Khans of Kazan (Tartars)
	Mongol / Uzbek Successor States:	Il-Khan Khwarazm Mihrabanid Maliks of Seistan (Southern Khorasan) Kartid Maliks of Herat Timurid Khorasan (Herat) Timurid Transoxiana (Samarkand & Khorasan) Shaibanid Empire   Bukhara Khanate (Bukhoro) Kazakh Lesser Horde Khiva Khanate (Khwarazm)  (Map)   Persian Province of Khorasan
	Russian Central Asia:	Bukhara Emirate (Bukhoro) Russian Turkmenistan
	Modern States:	Modern Turkmenistan Modern Uzbekistan Return to top ^
	SOUTH ASIA
	Early Cultures (India):	Early Cultures (Index)   Indus Valley Culture (Harappans)
	Southern Khorasan:	Sakas / Indo-Scythians Kushanshahs (Indo-Sassanids)   Nezak Kingdom of Kabulistan & Zabulistan Shahi Kingdom of Kabulistan Shahi Kingdom of Zabulistan   Afghan Samanid Subject Kings Afghan Ghaznavid Dynasty Ghurid Sultanate / Shansabani Timurid Kabul (with Ghazni and Kandahar) Hotaki Dynasty (Ghilzai Afghans) Durrani Dynasty (Afghan Empire) Emirate of Afghanistan (Barakzai Dynasty) Emirate of Afghanistan (Durrani Dynasty) Emirate of Afghanistan (Barakzai Dynasty) Kingdom of Afghanistan (Barakzai Dynasty) Modern Afghanistan
	Regions & States of India:	Assam Assam's Minor Kingdoms Bengal Bundelkhand Cholas Goa (Chandrapur) Gondwana Indus (North) Orissa / Kalinga Rajputana (Marudesh) Samatata Sindh Western Deccan
	Iron Age India:	Early Cholas Magadha Anga Danava Kings of Assam Druhyus Kalinga Naraka Kings of Assam Pandyas Pundra Sindhu Vanga   Abisares Paurava Taxila   Indo-Greek Kingdom Persian Satraps of Hindush & Thatagush Argead Dynasty Macedonian Kings   Mauryan Empire Chedi / Mahameghavahana Dynasty of Kalinga Toshali Dynasty of Kalinga Utkala Kingdom of Orya / Orissa   Sakas / Indo-Scythians Tushara Kingdom Cheras Satvahanas Chutus of Karwar Sunga Empire Kanava Dynasty		RELATED LINKS: Map of Central Asia & India c.200 BC Map of Central Asia & India c.50 BC Map of Central Asia & India AD 500
	Middle Kingdoms of India:	1ST CENTURY AD Early Cheras Pahlavas / Indo-Parthians 2ND CENTURY AD Western Satraps (Sakas) 3RD CENTURY AD Vakatakas Abhiras 4TH CENTURY AD Gupta Dynasty Kadama Kingdom of Banvasi Varman Kings of Assam Western Gangas Traikutas 5TH CENTURY AD Tripavartha Kingdom of Belgaum Bhojas Pallavas Jats Jat Minor Kingdoms 6TH CENTURY AD Badami Chalukyas Kalachuri Kingdom Later Pallavas / Western Gangas Thaneshwar Kingdom (Sthanviswara / Thanesa) Pandya First Empire Kannauj / Gurjara Pratiharas Konkan Mauryas 7TH CENTURY AD Gauda Kingdom of Bengal Eastern Chalukyas Khadga Dynasty of Bengal Rata Dynasty of Bengal Kamata Kingdom of Assam Mlechha Kings of Assam Rajputana (Mewar) 8TH CENTURY AD Guhilot Dynasty of Mewar Deva Dynasty of Bengal Pala Dynasty of Bengal Rashtrakuta Dynasty Silharas of South Konkan 9TH CENTURY AD Kalachuris of Sarayupara Second / Later Chera Empire (Kulasekharas) Silharas of North Konkan Kakatiyas Chandelas Kachari Kingdom (Dimasa) of Assam Northern Kalachuri Kingdom (with Tumanna) Chola Empire Rajputana (Jaisalmer) Yadava Dynasty (Senua Marathas) Eastern Gangas Harikela Dynasty of Bengal 10TH CENTURY AD Chandra Dynasty of Bengal Kamarupa Pala Kings of Assam Silharas of Kolhapur (Karad) Hoysala Kingdom Kadambas of Goa Rajputana (Amer / Jaipur) Western Chalukyas Kadambas of Hangal Chattadeva Kadambas of Uchchangi Kadambas of Bayalnad Gond Kings of Garha Mandla 11TH CENTURY AD Kadambas of Bankapur Kadambas of Belur Kadambas of Kalinga Sena Dynasty of Bengal Varman Dynasty of Bengal Gahadavala 12TH CENTURY AD Kadambas of Nagarkhanda Gaud Pala Kings in Assam Kamarupa Kings of Assam Restored Barobhuyan Chieftains of Assam Deva Dynasty of Bengal Khen Kings of Assam Chutiya (Sutiya) Kings of Assam 13TH CENTURY AD Khilji Malik Dynasty of Bengal Marwar Mameluke Dynasty of Bengal Ahom Kings of Assam Pandya Second Empire Balban Dynasty of Bengal Gond Kings of Chandrapur		RELATED LINKS: Map of India AD 500 Map of India AD 900
	Sultanate of Delhi:	13TH CENTURY AD Mu'izzi (Shamsi) Slave Kings Khalji Dynasty 14TH CENTURY AD Tughluqid (Tughluk) Dynasty 15TH CENTURY AD Sayyid Dynasty Lodi / Lodhi Dynasty 16TH CENTURY AD Mogul / Moghul Dynasty Suri Dynasty Mogul / Moghul Dynasty
	Early Modern India:	14TH CENTURY AD Vijayanagar Empire Rajputana (Sisodiya Dynasty of Mewar) Tughlaq Governors of Bengal Vijayanagar Empire: Sangama Dynasty Iliyas Shahi Dynasty of Bengal Rajputana (Bundi) Bahamani Sultanate 15TH CENTURY AD Jodhpur & Marwar Raja Ganesha Dynasty of Bengal Suryavamsa Gajapati Kingdom of Orya / Orissa Iliyas Shahi Dynasty (Restored) Rajputana (Bikaner) Sikhs Vijayanagar Empire: Saluva Dynasty Habshi Dynasty of Bengal Bidar (Barid Shah Dynasty) Ahmednagar (Nizam Shah Dynasty) Berar (Vidharba) Bijapur (Adil Shah Dynasty) Husain Shahi Dynasty of Bengal Jat Sikhs Jat Sikh Minor Kingdoms Jat Sikh Kings of Patiala 16TH CENTURY AD Jayantiya Kingdom of Assam Bundelkhand (Orcha) Jat Kings of Gohad Vijayanagar Empire: Tuluva Dynasty Koch Kings of Assam Portuguese Colony of Goa (and Viceroys of India) Golconda (Qutub Shahi Dynasty) Amarkot (Umarkot) Suri / Muhammed Shahi Dynasty of Bengal Bhoi Dynasty of Orissa (and Khurda) Karrani Dynasty of Bengal Moghul Subahdars of Bengal Vijayanagar Empire: Aravidu Dynasty Gond Princes of Deogarh (Devgad) Khaspur Koch Bihar Koch Hajo / Koch Bijni 17TH CENTURY AD Derrang Rajputana (Alwar) Maratha Empire / Maharashtra Marathas (Thanjavur / Tanjore) Jat Kings of Bharatpur Nawabs of Arcot Marathas (Indore)
	Modern India:	18TH CENTURY AD Marathas (Kolhapur) Bengal Jat Sikh Kings of Faridkot (Kot Kapura) Jat Kings of Ballabhgarh Bundelkhand (Panna) Hyderabad (Asaf Jah Dynasty) Marathas (Peshwas) Oudh (Awadh) Marathas (Dhar) Marathas (Gwalior) Marathas (Dewas) Marathas (Nagpur) Jat Sikh Kings of Nabha Jat Sikh Kings of Jind Jat Sikh Kings of Kalsia British Governors-General / East India Company Jat Sikh Kings of Kapurthala Jat Kings of Kuchesar Sikh Empire 19TH CENTURY AD Jat Kings of Dholpur Marathas (Satara) Hereditary Sikh Maharajas Hereditary Maharajas of Thanjavur British Viceroys of India Jat Kings of Mursan 20TH CENTURY AD Hereditary Jat Kings of Bharatpur Hereditary Jat Kings of Dholpur Hereditary Maharajas of Indore Hereditary Maharajas of Jodhpur & Marwar Hereditary Maharajas of Kolhapur Hereditary Maharajas of Satara Hereditary Maharajas of Ujjain & Gwalior Hereditary Nizams of Hyderabad   Modern India Modern Bangladesh Modern Pakistan
	Nepal:	Kirat Period Soma Period Lichchhava Period Thakura Period Lichchhava Period (Continued) Malla Period Malla Patan & Kathmandu Malla Bhadgaon Malla Nepal Gorkha Period Shah Period Modern Nepal Return to top ^
	CHINA & NORTH EAST ASIA
	China's Early Cultures:	Daxi Culture (5000 BC) Yangshao Culture (5000 BC) Longshan Culture (3000 BC) Erlitou Culture (2200 BC) Sanxingdui Culture (1200 BC)		IN DEPTH: The Lost Kingdom of the Sun The unique 3,000 year-old Jinsha culture finds in China.
	Imperial China:	Legendary Period Hsia / Xia Dynasty / Erlitou Culture Shang Dynasty (Yin Shang) / Bronze Age Zhou Dynasty / Bronze Age Early Zhou / Western Zhou Middle Zhou / Eastern Zhou   Warring States Era Late (Eastern) Zhou Kingdom Qin Kingdom   Ch'in / Qin Dynasty Early Han (Western) Dynasty Hsin / Xin (New) Dynasty Later Han (Eastern) Restoration   Warlords of the Three Kingdoms Cao Wei Dynasty Eastern Wu Dynasty Shu Han (Minor Han) Dynasty   Tsin / Jin Dynasty Western Tsin / Jin Dynasty   Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians Cheng Han Kingdom Eastern Tsin / Jin Dynasty Han Zhao / (Former) Zhao Kingdom Liu Song / Sung (Anterior) Dynasty   Northern & Southern Kingdoms   1. Northern Wei Kingdom 2. Western Wei Kingdom 3. Eastern Wei Kingdom 4. Northern Ch'i Kingdom 5. Northern Chou Kingdom   Ch'i / Qi (Southern) Kingdom Liang (Southern) Kingdom Chen (Southern) Kingdom   Sui Dynasty Tang / T'ang Dynasty Chou / Zhou Dynasty Wei Dynasty Tang Dynasty Restoration (Greater Yen Dynasty) Tang Dynasty Continued Liao (Khitan) Tartar Dynasty   Civil War Period of the Five Dynasties 1. Liang (Posterior) Dynasty 2. T'ang (Posterior) Dynasty 3. Tsin / Jin (Posterior) Dynasty   Han (Posterior) Dynasty Chou / Zhou (Posterior) Dynasty Sung / Song (Northern) Dynasty Hsi-Hsia / Xi Xia (Tangut) Tartar State Chin / Jin Tartar Dynasty Liao (Western) Tartar Dynasty Sung / Song (Southern) Dynasty Yuan (Mongolian) Dynasty Ming Dynasty Ming (Southern) Dynasty Manchu Ch'ing / Qin Dynasty		MAPS: Xia China c.2000 BC Shang China c.1500 BC Zhou (Early) China c.1000 BC Zhou (Middle) China c.700 BC Zhou (Late) China c.400 BC     MAPS: Qin China 221-209 BC Han (Early) China c.200 BC Greater Yuezhi Exodus c.203-165 BC Xin China AD 9-23 Three Kingdoms China AD 220-263 Sixteen Kingdoms China AD 350 North & South China AD 460
	Post-Imperial China:	Republic of China Modern China   Modern Taiwan
	Korea:	Rulers of Old Chosen Rulers of Wiman Chosen Rulers of Silla Rulers of Koguryo / Goguryeo Rulers of Paekche / Baekje (Kudara) Rulers of Puyo (Hae) Rulers of Pon Kaya (Kim) Rulers of Tae Kaya Rulers of Parhae Koryo / Goryeo Dynasty Yi Dynasty Japan-Korea Annexation Modern North Korea Modern South Korea Return to top ^
	SOUTH EAST ASIA
	Burma:	First Burmese Empire Second Burmese Empire Modern Burma / Myanmar
	Cambodia:	Chen-La Khmer Empire Cambodian Republics Modern Cambodia
	Thailand / Siam:	Thai Period Sukothai Kingdom Lan Na / Lanna Kingdom Ayuddhya (Ayutthya) Kingdom Krung Thonburi Kingdom Rattanakosin Kingdom
	Vietnam:	Thuc Rulers of Annam Chieu Rulers of Nam Viet / Nan Yue Kings of Champa Kings of Nam Viet Early Li / Ly Dynasty Ngo Dynasty Dinh Dynasty Early Le Dynasty Later Li / Ly Dynasty Later Le Dynasty Early Tran Dynasty Ho Dynasty Later Tran Dynasty Later Le Dynasty Mac Dynasty Nguyen Dynasty Modern Vietnam Return to top ^
	JAPAN
	Early Cultures:	Palaeolithic Period Jomon Period Yayoi Period
	Emperors of the Sun Line:	Legendary Period Yamato Period (Kofun Period) Asuka Period (Historical Period) Nara Period Heian Period Kamakura Period Ashikaga Period (Northern Emperors) Nambokucho Period (Southern Emperors) Muromachi Period Azuchi-Momoyama Period Edo Period Modern Period
	Regents:	Hojo Regents (Shikken)
	Shoguns:	Heian Period Minamotos Fujiwaras Imperial Princes After Hojos Northern Emperors Hojo Pretenders Ashikaga Pretenders Ashikaga Shoguns Tokugawa Shoguns