Major Empires of Asia

From Hobson's Choice

Major Empires of Asia

The listing below is partial and excludes many small, conservative states that cannot be properly characterized as "empires."

Contents 1 Listing 1.1 Southwest Asia 1.2 China 1.3 Eastern Asia 1.4 Southern Asia 1.5 Southeastern Asia

Listing

Mongol Empire	(1207-1369/1783)
Gurkānī Empire	(1363-1506)

Southwest Asia

Achaemenid Empire	(559-330 BCE)
Seleucid Empire	(323-60 BCE)
Parthian Empire	(247 BCE-224 CE)
Sassanid Empire	(224-651 CE)
Byzantine Empire	(330-1453 CE)
Umayyad Caliphate	(660-750 CE)
Abbasid Caliphate	(750-1258 CE)
Seljuqs	(1077-1377)
Crusader States	(1099-1489)
Ilkhans	(1258-1336)
Ottoman Empire	(1299-1922)
Safavid Empire	(1502-1722)

China

Q'in Dynasty	(221-206 BCE)
Han Dynasty	(206 BCE-220 CE)
Sui Dynasty	(581-619 CE)
T'ang Dynasty	(618-907)
Liao Dynasty (Khitan Empire)	(918-1120)
Song Dynasty	(960-1279)
Western Xia (Tangut)	(1038-1227)
Ming Dynasty	(1368-1644)
Q'ing Dynasty	(1644-1911)

Eastern Asia

Japan
Goguryeo	(37 BCE-668 CE)
Balhae	(698 - 926)

Southern Asia

Magadha Empire	(545-320 BCE)
Maurya Empire	(321-184 BCE)
Satavahana Empire	(230 BCE-199 CE)
Kushan Empire	(60-240 CE)
Gupta Empire	(280-550 CE)
Chalukya Empire	(543-753)
Chola Empire	(850-1279)
Vijayanagara Empire	(1336-1646 )
Mughal Empire	(1526-1857)

Southeastern Asia

Nanzhao	(750-902 CE)
Khmer	(802-1432)
Bagan	(1044-1287 CE)
Sukhothai	(1238-1448)
Majapahit	(1293-1500)
Ayutthaya	(1351-1767)
Lan Xang	(1354-1694)
Konbaung	(1752-1885)
Thonburi	(1768-1782)
Chakri Dynasty	(1782-present)
Triệu Dynasty	(207-111 BCE)
Lý Dynasty	(1009-1225 CE)
Trần Dynasty	(1225-1400)
Later Lê Dynasty	(1428-1788)
Nguyễn Dynasty	(1802-1887)