Ancient Asian history

Ancient history in Asia is usually taken to include

Southwest Asia

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

South Asia

• Ancient India, from the Indus Valley Civilization to Iron Age India
• Middle kingdoms of India, from the Maurya Empire to the Gupta Empire

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 of Korea and Three Kingdoms of Korea
• The History of Japan from the Kofun period to the Heian period
• The Thục Dynasty to the Second Chinese domination in Vietnam