The geopolitical impact of the Arab state on the trajectory of Asian history was enormous: it swept away old states and ...

Course Description Introduction to the cultural history of ancient and medieval Asia incorporating examples of art, literature, philosophy, and religion, providing a survey of China, India, and ...

The free event will feature Stewart Gordon, research scholar at the University of Michigan's Center for South Asian Studies. It will be held in Harre Union Ballroom A. - By Times Staff 0 Comments ...

High in the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists have mapped the footprints of two medieval cities that thrived along the Silk Road more than 1,000 years ago. The team of researchers—led by ...

Because of their position between East and West Asia, the Central Asian cities of Samarkand and Bukhara served as important Silk Road hubs. Much later, they became cities in the Soviet republic of ...

Compare China to medieval India and Europe, the two regions of the world with similarly large concentrations of people: it is estimated that in the year 1000 CE, South Asia had 85.2 million people ...