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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.
History of Kazakhstan
In ancient times, the area of modern Kazakhstan was inhabited by Turkic nomads. The Kazakhs did not emerge as a distinct people until the 15th century, when the Kazakh khanate was formed.
See more »History of Kuwait
Kuwait was settled about 1700 by people from the interior of Arabia. The ruling dynasty was established in 1756, when the settlers chose a member of the Sabah clan to be their sheikh.
See more »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 »History of Lebanon
In ancient times the cedars of Lebanon were prized by the Egyptians, who maintained a trading post at Byblos, a port north of present-day Beirut.
See more »History of Malayasia
Archeologists have found evidence that humans lived on Borneo as early as 40,000 years ago.
See more »History of Mongolia
History of Mongolia. For centuries the Mongols were separate, warring bands or tribes inhabiting a remote area north of China.
See more »History of Nepal
Much of Nepal's early history is known only by legend. Apparently there were migrations from surrounding areas, and small tribal principalities were established.
See more »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 »History of North Korea
After World War II ended in 1945, the Korean Peninsula became divided. In the North, the Communists announced the formation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on September 9th, 1948.
See more »History of Oman
At an early date Muscat became an Arab trading port. The interior was peopled by various Omani tribes.
See more »History of Pakistan
Pakistan came into existence as a dominion in the British Commonwealth on August 14, 1947, the result of the partition of India into two countries.
See more »History of Philippines
After the ninth century, when the Chinese began trading with the Filipinos, the Philippine Islands had extensive contacts with other parts of southeastern Asia.
See more »History of Russia
From at least the seventh century B.C. to the second, southern Russia was dominated by the Scythians, nomadic mounted herdsmen.
See more »History of Saudi Arabia
In 1744 Emir Muhammad Ibn Saud, aided by the Muslim Wahhabi sect, began expanding his holdings in central Arabia.
See more »History of Singapore
Singapore was a Malay trading center as early as the 12th century, when it was a part of an empire based on Sumatra.
See more »History of South Korea
According to legend, Korea was founded in 2333 B.C. At that time all the Korean tribes were united by Tangun, son of the god-spirit Hwanung.
See more »History of Sri Lanka
The Sinhalese, from northern India, invaded what is now Sri Lanka in the sixth century B.C.
See more »History of Syria
As a historical region, Syria had no set boundaries. It consisted generally of the fertile western area of the modern country, present Lebanon, and a slight extension into Turkey.
See more »History of Taiwan
Little is known of Taiwan's early history. Between the late 14th and the 17th century the island was held in part and at various times by Chinese and Japanese pirates and outlaws and by Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish traders.
See more »History of Tajikistan
A country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Afghanistan.
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