The history of East Asia generally encompasses the histories of China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Taiwan from prehistoric times to the present. Each of its countries has a different national history, but East Asian Studies scholars maintain that the region is also characterized by a distinct pattern of historical development. This is evident in the relationships among traditional East Asian civilizations, which not only involve the sum total of historical patterns but also a specific set of patterns that has affected all or most of traditional East Asia in successive layers.Wikipedia
The study of East Asian history is a part of the rise of East Asian studies as an academic field in the Western world. The teaching and studying of East Asian history began in the West during the late 19th century. [3] In the United States, Asian Americans around the time of the Vietnam War believed that most history courses were Eurocentric and advocated for an Asian-based curriculum.
Anatomically and behaviorally modern humans were present in northern East Asia as early as 40 thousand years ago (ka) (Shang et al., 2007).The non-static definition of northern East Asia (Li and Cribb, 2014) includes the Mongolian plateau, northern China (Li et al., 2015), the Japanese archipelago, the Korean peninsula, and the mountainous regions of the Russian Far East, all of which fall ...
The definition of NortheastAsia is not static but often changes according to the context in which it is discussed. The subregion of NortheastAsia comprises China, Japan, and Korea, usually also including Mongolia and Siberia.Parts or the whole of northern China are also frequently included in sources. [2] [3] [4] The Economic Research Institute for NortheastAsia defines the region as China ...
Location of the Ancient Northern East Asians [1] Location of the major sub-groups within the Ancient Northern East Asians, with the Yellow River farmers in the Yellow River valley, and Ancient Northeast Asians (or Amur ancestry) above [2] Contribution of Ancient East Asian lineages to the formation of the Ancient North Eurasians (ANE), Ancient Paleo-Siberians (APS), and Native Americans ...
This book tracks the political configuration of NortheastAsia in ten-year segments from 1590 to 1890, in five-year segments from 1890 to 1960, and in ten-year segments from 1960 to 2010, delineating the distinct history and importance of the region.
For much of the historyofNortheastAsia, the Liaodong Peninsula and the lower reaches of the Liao River were under the control of the rulers of China. In 1590, the narrow coastal road running past the fort of Shanhaiguan was precarious, and Chinese settlers and garrisons in Liaoyang and Fushun were the subjects of the Shandong provincial ...
An outstanding milestone in Asian historical geography. NortheastAsia emerges as a dynamic sphere of interaction among local, national, and international forces. This book will be useful for classes in history and geography and essential for the reference shelf of every student of NortheastAsia.
The NortheastAsiaHistory Foundation has strived to create an atmosphere of mutual respect and tolerance, predicated on a historical reflection of 'the modern' plagued with imperialist aggression and nationalist resistance. This effort will contribute to pave the way toward reginal peace in East Asia in a true sense. ...
The earliest-known cities of East Asia made their appearance around 1800 BCE, and China finally came into the full light of history with the Shang dynasty. Cultural advance continued: Chinese craft workers were soon making some of the most beautiful bronze vessels ever produced.
Starting in the Bronze/Iron (or "Paleo-Metal") Ages, maritime lifestyles of Northeast Asians were increasingly transformed by their association with emerging complex political economies and expanding commodities markets emanating from distant East Asian states, the growth of autochthonous states within southern NortheastAsia itself, and eventually the emergence of state-sponsored ...