Ancient Asian history
# 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
* 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 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
