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History of Cambodia
The earliest recorded history of Cambodia comes mainly from Chinese sources. They refer to a kingdom called Funan that was established in the first century A.D.
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Asia is made up of many unique and very different cultures. Learn about them one-by-one in the Asian History by Country Channel.
What's the real story?
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History of AsiaAsia is the birthplace of all the earliest known civilizations except that of Egypt; of most of the great language families; and of all the great religions. See more »
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History of Burma
Throughout its history, Burma has alternated between periods of unity and disunity. See more »
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History of China
History of China. Prehistoric humans inhabited China as early as 600,000 years ago. See more »
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History of India
The civilization of India is very ancient. In the Indus Valley are ruins of a civilization of high order that flourished from about 2300 B.C. See more »
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History of Israel
In 1917 the British government issued the Balfour Declaration, pledging its support for a Jewish national home in Palestine. See more »
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History of Japan
Japan's earliest past is obscured in legend. There is little authenticated history of Japan before the Christian Era. See more »
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History of Jordan
Jordan's area includes what in Biblical times were the lands of Gilead, Ammon, Moab, and Edom, on the eastern side of the Jordan River and Dead Sea; and most of Judah and Israel (later Judea and Samaria) on the western side. See more »
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History of Laos
The Lao people originally occupied parts of southern China. They were gradually driven southward into the Indochinese Peninsula by the Chinese. See more »
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History of Malayasia
Archeologists have found evidence that humans lived on Borneo as early as 40,000 years ago. See more »
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History of New Guinea
The Portuguese and the Spanish were the first Europeans to know of New Guinea, through sightings and landings early in the 1500's. See more »
