Asian History
The continent of Asia, home to the majority of the world's population and countries as diverse as China, South Korea and India, has thousands of years of rich history.
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China was a vital, but often forgotten, member of the Allies battling Japan—two years before the official start of World War II.
The Mongols were brutal military conquerors, but they also took great interest in spurring intellectual collaboration.
Foods enjoyed during New Year’s are similar to those eaten throughout the year but with special emphasis on bringing good fortune.
In March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and his followers set off on a brisk 241-mile march to the Arabian Sea town of Dandi to lay Indian claim to the nation's own salt.
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How the Kim Dynasty Took Over North Korea
North Korea hasn’t always been under the totalitarian rule of the Kim regime. Foreign enablers and internal strife have completely reshaped the region over the last 100+ years, transforming a once-peaceful monarchy into the oppressive dictatorship we know today.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was leader of India's nonviolent independence movement against British rule. He was revered the world over for his philosophy of passive resistance and was known to his many followers as Mahatma, or “the great-souled one.”
Ninjas were the ultimate espionage agents in Japan’s feudal skirmishes. Their air of mystery helped them infiltrate contemporary popular culture.
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Central Asian nomads have long partnered with birds of prey.
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a region on the Korean peninsula that demarcates North Korea from South Korea. Roughly following the 38th parallel, the 150-mile-long DMZ incorporates territory on both sides of the cease-fire line as it existed at the end of the Korean War (1950–53).
Mao Zedong led communist forces in China through a long revolution and ruled the People's Republic of China from its formation in 1949 until his death in 1976.
For as long as there have been civilized humans, there has been some form of China.
Silk has been made around the world since prehistory, but its trade flourished in ancient China.
Dead ancestors return for a month—needing to be fed and appeased.
China was a vital, but often forgotten, member of the Allies battling Japan—two years before the official start of World War II.
Between 1932 and 1945, Japan forced women from Korea, China and other occupied countries to become military sex slaves.
