Asian History

Explore the mysterious history of Japan’s ninjas and learn shinobi practices from Jinichi Kawakami, the last remaining shinobi.

Omar explores the training of Mongol horse archers and elite warriors at the height of their empire.

In Varanasi, India, it is believed that certain divine beings have been able to defy aging through the power of meditation.

Historian Yohuru Williams gives a crash course on the Cultural Revolution led by Communist leader Mao Zedong in China in the 1960s.

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.

The spread of Communism in Korea led to a battle that was brief yet bloody, and a national divide that exists to this day.

Soldiers returned home to a population that was largely disinterested in the war effort.

After the devastating bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the leadership of Japanese emperor Hirohito was put to the test.

Get to know Colonel Ralph Parr, whose three-decade Air Force career encompassed three wars and five combat tours.

Thousands gather in New Delhi, India, for the funeral of Mahatma Gandhi, the beloved truth-seeker and nonviolent activist who helped free India from British rule.

In America's forgotten war, one hero with heritage on the other side of the battlefield put himself in harm's way to save his fellow soldiers.

The widespread use of opium in China yielded high profits for British exporters while crippling the Chinese economy.

The 15-day-long Chinese New Year celebration originated from an ancient Chinese legend of the monster Nian.

The Samurai were fearsome warriors whose traditions of honor and discipline live on in the study of jujitsu and kendo today.

Seppuku was a ritual form of suicide used by samurai warriors to avoid surrender or atone for a shameful act. What were their painful final moments really like?

Historian Yohuru Williams gives a brief recap of the life of Mahatma Gandhi.

The 38th parallel is the dangerous line that divides North and South Korea. But what lead to this division and why does it remain one of the most contentious areas in the world?

Originally built by Emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb his wife, the Taj Mahal remains an architectural marvel of the modern world.

Join historian Yohuru Williams as he gives a quick lesson on the Boxer Rebellion, a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China in the late 19th century.

Veteran Sherman Pratt recalls the tough conditions during the Korean War.