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China. China under the Han emperor Wudi (c. 100 bce) and (inset) at the end of the Chunqiu (Spring and Autumn) Period (c. 500 bce). (more) Between approximately 150 bce and 150 ce, most of Southeast Asia was first influenced by the more mature cultures of its neighbours to the north and west.
- William H. Frederick
Mar 28, 2008 · Summary. The historical record for Southeast Asia begins with the arrival of Chinese soldiers and officials along the shores of the South China Sea towards the end of the third century BC. Archaeological evidence reveals the existence of many polities distributed across the terrain of Southeast Asia at that time. VIETNAM.
- Keith Taylor
- 1993
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- Mataram Sultanate (1587-1755). This hegemon dominated Java at a time when the Dutch and Portuguese were first beginning to establish long-term relationships with polities in Asia.
- Rattanakosin Empire (1782-1932). The Rattanakosin arose out of the ashes of the Ayutthaya empire in the late 18th century, and is largely responsible for keeping Thailand unoccupied by European powers in the late 19th century, when European imperialism was at its zenith.
- Khmer Empire (800-1430). Long before the Khmer Rouge took socialism to its logical conclusion and butchered millions of people, there was a vast, powerful empire whose capital city rested at Angkor Wat in present-day Cambodia.
- Aceh Sultanate (1496-1903). The first Muslim polity to make the list, Aceh was a powerful commercial empire located below Thailand and above the densely-populated island of Java.
The history of Southeast Asia covers the people of Southeast Asia from prehistory to the present in two distinct sub-regions: Mainland Southeast Asia (or Indochina) and Maritime Southeast Asia (or Insular Southeast Asia). Mainland Southeast Asia comprises Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (or Burma), Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam whereas ...
The early States of Southeast Asia were equipped by modern historiography with more or less all Weberian criteria of a modern State. Accordingly, these early States were governed by the kings through a central administrative staff which was able to uphold successfully the legitimate claim of the monopoly of physical force within a given area.[1]
- Hermann Kulke
- 1986
Mar 12, 2013 · The Khmer Empire was a powerful state in South East Asia, formed by people of the same name, lasting from 802 CE to 1431 CE. At its peak, the empire covered much of what today is Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and southern Vietnam. By the 7th century CE, Khmer people inhabited territories along the Mekong river -the world's seventh longest river ...
Feb 14, 2022 · Archaeological research on the period from circa 500 BC to AD 500 offers new perspectives on the origins, structure, and demise of Funan as an historical polity and as one of Southeast Asia’s best documented early states.
