In this period, Central and North Asia are fragmented into rule by small tribes collectively known as the Uzbeks. In Transoxiana, a second clan descended from Genghis Khan known as the Astrakhanids claims control after the fall of the Shaibanid dynasty.

The history of Asia can be seen as the collective history of several distinct peripheral coastal regions such as East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East linked by the interior mass of the Eurasian steppe.

In mainland Southeast Asia, courtly and urban centers flourish in prosperous regional kingdoms, such as that of Ayudhya in Thailand. Conflicting relationships between these polities often lead to changing boundaries.

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After retreating to Persia, Humayun and his son Akbar reconquer the northern plains of South Asia and reestablish Mughal political dominance. At its height, the Mughal empire controls all of the northern subcontinent, from Bengal to Kabul to the Deccan.

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In emphasising the Asian genesis of the British Empire, this book sheds new light on the foreign frameworks of power which fuelled the expansion of Global Britain in the early modern world. ‘David Veevers' book settles several long-standing debates about whether the origins of the East India Company's empire lay in Europe or Asia.

Written by top scholars in the field, EAST ASIA: A CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL HISTORY, VOLUME II: FROM 1600, 3E delivers a comprehensive cultural, political, economic, and intellectual history of East Asia, while focusing on the narratives and histories of China, Japan, and Korea in a larger, global context.

Established around 1400, the town of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula plays an important role in the spice trade linking the mainland with Indonesia, the Spice Islands, China, India, West Asia, Portugal, and other European nations.