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Asia > 
Asia is the largest and most populous of the Earth's continents. It is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Africa-Eurasia lying east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains, and southeast of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black Seas. About 60 % of the world's human population lives in Asia, of whom only 2 % live in the northern and interior half (Siberia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, western Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan); the other 98% live in the remaining half.
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Earth
The continents are the great land masses of the earth. There are seven continent on Earth now: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South Ameri... |
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Ancient Indus Chronology
Around the Indus in 90 Slides 2: Ancient Civilizations Timeline. Modern archaeological excavations at the ancient Indus city of Harappa in Punjab, Pakistan have been goin... |
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A Silk Road Timeline
The "Silk Road," a 4000 mile-long network of interconnecting roads, or caravan tracts, served from ca. 500 BC to 1500 A.D. as the major highway for transporting material... |
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Fu Hsi, First of the Three Emperors
Fu Hsi of the San Huang Dynasty, was the first of the mythical Three Sovereigns of ancient China. He is a culture hero reputed to be the inventor of writing, fishing, and... |
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A View on Buddhism
What is Buddhism ? - This question is easier asked than answered. Lama Anagorika Govinda expressed it as follows in 'A Living Buddhism for the West':
"Thus we could sa... |
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Asian History Timeline
AsianInfo.org is devoted to introducing Asian culture, traditions and general information to the world through our website. We believe each country in Asia is unique and... |
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India and Its Neighbors
India, in the cliched observation, is not merely a country but a continent. Its population, which crossed one billion in the year 2,000 AD, presents the most extraordinar... |
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Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was born in the sixth century B.C. in what is now modern Nepal. His father, Suddhodana, was the ruler of the Sakya people and Sid... |
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Confucius, Chinese Philosopher
Confucius was a famous sage and social philosopher of China whose teachings deeply influenced East Asia during twenty centuries. Living in times of trouble, he was convin... |
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Qin Shi Huangdi, First Emperor of China
Emperor Shi Huang of Qin dynasty of China, also called Qin Shi Huang (260 BC-210 BC), was king of the Chinese State of Qin from 247 BC to 221 BC, and then the first emper... |
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The Great Wall of China
Also known in China as the Great Wall of 10,000 Li, is an ancient Chinese fortification built from the end of the 15th century until the beginning of the 16th century, du... |
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Attila, King of the Huns
In 445, Attila (also spelled Attilla) became the sole leader of the Huns after murdering his brother. The Romans called Attila the "Scourge of God." When... |
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Invention of Gunpowder
Gunpowder, reportedly produced from saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal, is a Chinese invention. Earliest records of the formula date to the 800s. The Chinese used gunpowder... |
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Genghis Khan, Unified the Mongols
At the time of his death in 1227, Genghis Khan had unified the Mongol people, organized a nearly invincible army of fearless nomadic warriors, and set into motion the... |
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Hongwu, Founder Ming Dynasty
The Hongwu Emperor, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, was the founder and first emperor 1368-1398 of the Ming Dynasty of China. His era name, Hongwu, means "Immensely Martial.... |
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Zheng He, the Chinese Admiral
In 1405, Zheng was chosen to lead the biggest naval expedition in history up to that time. Over the next 28 years (1405-1433), he commanded seven fleets that visited 37 c... |
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Discovery Sea Route to India, Da Gama
Prince John and Prince Manuel continued the efforts of Prince Henry to find a sea route to India, and in 1497 Manuel placed Vasco da Gama, who already had some reputation... |
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Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi became the international symbol of a free India. He lived a spiritual and ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and meditation. The Mahatma's political and spiritual ho... |
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Nehru, First Prime Minister of India
Jawaharlal Nehru (November 14, 1889 - May 27, 1964), also called Pandit ('Teacher') Nehru, was the leader of the (moderately) socialist wing of the Indian National Congre... |
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Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (pronunciation Mao Tse-tung) was a Chinese military and political leader, who led the Communist Party of China (CPC) to victory against the Kuomintang (KMT) in... |
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Hirohito, 124th Emperor of Japan
Hirohito, the Showa Emperor, reigned over Japan from 1926 to 1989. He was known in the West by his given name Hirohito (he had no surname). He was the 124th Emperor of Ja... |
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Kim Il-sung, Leader of North Korea
Kim Il-sung was the leader of North Korea from its founding in 1948 until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong-il. He held the posts of Prime Minister fro... |
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Pol Pot
AKA 'Brother Number One'. Birth name Saloth Sar. Country: Cambodia. Kill tally: One to three million (or between a quarter and a third of the country's population).
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The 14th Dalai Lama
His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. He was born in a small village called Takster in northeast... |
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Korean War
North Korea launched its invasion of the South with every confidence that they would win the war in a month or two. They were well armed by the USSR, their ranks filled w... |
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Atom Bomb on Hiroshima, WW2
On 6th August 1945, a B29 bomber (Enola Gay) dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima. It has been estimated that over the years around 200,000 people have died as a result of t... |
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was the longest and most unpopular war in which Americans ever fought. And there is no reckoning the cost. The toll in suffering, sorrow, in rancorous na... |
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The Cultural Revolution, China
The Cultural Revolution (CR), it might sound unfamiliar for most people. It broke out more than thirty years ago in China, and few people know what the CR meant and why i... |
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Tiananmen Square Protests, China
The Tiananmen Square protests were a set of national protests in the People's Republic of China, which occurred between April 15, 1989 and June 4, 1989, centered in Tiana... |
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