Asia – History Moments

Arab Conquest of Iran and Egypt

This took place between 639 and 642 AD and was overseen by the Rashidun Caliphate. It ended the seven-century-long Roman period in Egypt that had

This is about the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate, its first wars against the Eastern Roman and Sassanid Empires. This first video largely focuses on

The Japanese invasions of Korea, commonly known as the Imjin War, involved two separate yet linked invasions: an initial invasion in 1592, a brief

Pitifully small Greece had barely survived repeated invasions by the mighty Persian Empire a century before (the 400’s BC). When Alexander, having

For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dutch managed to dominate world trade, and they did all through the pioneering use of corporations and finance.

The Heian period in Japan lasted from 794CE to 1185CE, and it was an interesting time in Japan. Rather than being known for a thriving economy, or

What was the the1979 Iranian Revolution about? It turns out that Iran has a pretty long history of unrest in order to put power in the hands of the

This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite