History of Cambodia: The Khmer Kingdom ruled over Cambodia from 900 to 1400 AD, which is considered to be the most illustrious era in its history. For a period of its history, the Khmer Kingdom governed the region and was Southeast Asia’s biggest empire. At the height of their supremacy, it’s probable that more than … Read more
History of East Timor: The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is the official name for East Timor. The island of Timor’s eastern half is occupied by the nation. Portuguese and Dutch traders arrived in East Timor as the first Europeans around 1500. They started to develop outposts and local military might throughout time. Both the Dutch … Read more
History of Laos: When the Kingdom of Lan Xang came to power in 1353, the nation of Laos initially started to take shape. Million elephants is the meaning of the name Lan Xang. The monarch was King Fa Ngum, and both Thailand and a large portion of Laos fell under his kingdom. Buddhism overtook other … Read more
History of Malaysia: The Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya, which reigned over Malaysia from the ninth through the thirteenth century, was one of the earliest civilizations to do so. Majapahit, a Hindu state, ruled after the Srivijaya. The next to arrive was the Muslim-ruled state of Malacca, which kicked off the spread of Islam in the … Read more
History of Philippines: The Negritos were the first inhabitants of the Philippines. Thousands of years ago, they came on the islands. The island was populated by tribal groups headed by chieftains known as datus when the Polynesians reached the island. Chinese and Arab traders arrived in the Philippines later in its history. Ferdinand Magellan from … Read more
History of Singapore: South of Malaysia is the small but significant island country of Singapore. The Sumatran Srivijaya Empire founded the first settlement in Singapore in the second century AD. The Sultanate of Johor later ruled the region between the 16th and the 19th centuries. Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles traveled to the islands in 1819. … Read more
History of Thailand: From the 800s through the 13th century, the Khmer Empire governed Thailand for a considerable amount of time. The indigenous Thai Chiefs banded together in the thirteenth century and drove out the Khmer Empire. In 1238, they founded the Thai Kingdom. The Thai Kingdom of Ayutthaya was established in 1350. Rama Thibodi … Read more
