Ancient history inAsia is usually taken to include

Southwest Asia

• TheAncient Near East
• History of Iran, fromElam to thePersian Empire

South Asia

• Ancient India, from theIndus Valley civilization toIron Age India
• Middle kingdoms of India, from theMaurya Empire to theGupta Empire
• For southern India,History of South India#Ancient period
  • Southern kingdom of India, theChola dynasty.

East Asia

• Iron Age China, from theSpring and Autumn period and the early imperial period under theHan dynasty
• History of China, from the Han dynasty to theTang dynasty
• TheProto–Three Kingdoms of Korea andThree Kingdoms of Korea
• TheHistory of Japan from theKofun period to theHeian period
• TheThục dynasty to theSecond Chinese domination in Vietnam

Southeast Asia

• History of Southeast Asia, from prehistory to Contemporary Southeast Asia.

• History of Asia
• Prehistoric Asia